The R434 road is a
regional road in
Ireland
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linking
Borris-in-Ossory
Borris-in-Ossory (, or the 'Burgage of Osraige') is a village in west County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M7 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is situated on the R445 road close to the County Tipperary border between the towns of Mountrath ...
on the
R445 to
Durrow on the
N77. En route it passes through
Aghaboe
Aghaboe () is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located on the R434 regional road in the rural hinterland west of the town of Abbeyleix.
It contains the ruins of the Abbey of Aghaboe which was founded by St. Canice in the Osso ...
and
Ballycolla
Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla (), is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, southwest of Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix (; ) is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around south o ...
, and over both the
M7 and
M8 motorways. The entire route is within
County Laois
County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...
.
The R434 was the
former Trunk Road, T48. The road is long.
See also
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Roads in Ireland
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National primary road
A national primary road ( ga, Bóthar príomha náisiúnta) is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of ro ...
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National secondary road
A national secondary road ( ga, Bóthar Náisiúnta den Dara Grád) is a category of road in Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national ...
References
Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006–
Department of Transport
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{{Roads in Ireland
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Laois
Roads in County Kilkenny