The R670 road is a
regional road in
Ireland
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. The route runs from its junction with the
R639
The R639 road is one of Ireland's regional roads. Once designated the N8 national primary road (and before that some fractions were designated as the T6 and others as the T9), it was reclassified in stages as the R639 following the progress ...
and
N24 at Cloughabreeda 2 km north of
Cahir through Cahir town and onwards for a further 8 km to
Ardfinnan
Ardfinnan () is a small village in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is situated on the River Suir and R665 regional road. The Catholic parish of Ardfinnan is made up of three areas: Ardfinnan, Ballybacon, and Grange. Ardfinnan is also a civil p ...
, where it joins the
R665 road
The R665 road is a regional road in Ireland. The route runs from Mitchelstown to Clonmel via Ballyporeen, Clogheen and Ardfinnan, passing through parts of counties Cork, Tipperary and Waterford. The R665 was once a key part of the historic rou ...
. The R670 is located entirely in
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...
.
The section of the R670 from Cloughabreeda to Cahir town centre was the main road connecting Cahir with Cashel in 1714
[Herman Moll's ''New Map of Ireland'' (1714),] and was part of the
T9 prior to 1974, when it was renumbered as part of the Dublin-Cork
N8 national primary route. When the N8 was realigned to run southwest of Cahir in 1990, the old section of the road was reclassified as a regional road, and incorporated into the existing R670.
See also
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Roads in Ireland
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National primary road
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History of roads in Ireland
There have been routes and trackways in Ireland connecting settlements and facilitating trade since ancient times and the country now has an extensive network of public roads connecting all parts of the island.
Early history
The first routes in ...
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Trunk Roads in Ireland
References
Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006–
Department of Transport
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Tipperary
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