The R236 road runs in County Donegal in Ulster, and links Stranorlar, via Convoy and

Raphoe Raphoe ( ; ) is a historical village in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan, as well as giving its name to the Barony of Raphoe, which was later divided into the baronies of R ...

, to

St. Johnston St Johnston, officially Saint Johnstown ( ga, Baile Suingean), is a village, townland, and an electoral division in County Donegal, Ireland. It is in the Laggan district of East Donegal on the left bank of the River Foyle. It is in the civil pa ...

and Carrigans, becoming the A40 into

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

in Northern Ireland. The R236 road is a

regional road The term regional road (or route) is used in a number of places to designate roads of more than purely ''local'' but less than ''national'' strategic importance in a country's highway network. It is used formally and officially in reference to: *R ...

in the Republic of Ireland, running from the N13 straight off the road from Stranorlar in Kilross, whilst the rest of the N13 continues from the T junction to Letterkenny. The R236 then runs through farmland via the townland of Killynure, crosses Glasly Bridge, which takes it across the Burn Dale, and continues on via Convoy and

. The stretch of the R236 between the Kilross Junction and Convoy is known locally as 'the Braaid Rayid' or 'the Braaid Roád', both

Ulster-Scots Ulster Scots, may refer to: * Ulster Scots people The Ulster Scots ( Ulster-Scots: ''Ulstèr-Scotch''; ga, Albanaigh Ultach), also called Ulster Scots people (''Ulstèr-Scotch fowk'') or (in North America) Scotch-Irish (''Scotch-Airisch'') ...

terms meaning 'the Broad Road'. The R236 joins the N14 at a T junction for a short length running north from the Lifford and

Strabane Strabane ( ; ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,172 at the 2011 Census. It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle. It is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny. The River Foyle marks ...

direction to Letterkenny, before another T junction leaving the main N14 and running via Carrickdawson, Momeen, Magheraghcloy, Castletown. In Tullyowen the R265 (linking southwards to Rossgeir near Lifford) and that road number is in

before the northward parting of the ways in Dundee with the northwestward R265 running to

Newtown Cunningham Newtown Cunningham, usually spelled Newtowncunningham or abbreviated to Newton (), is a village and townland in the Laggan district in the east of County Donegal, Ireland, located on the N13 road east of Letterkenny and west of Derry. At t ...

and the N13 at

Castleforward Demesne Castleforward Demesne is a townland just east of Newtowncunningham, a village in The Laggan, a district in the east of County Donegal in Ireland. The townland is near the south-eastern shores of Lough Swilly and is in the Barony of Raphoe N ...

, whilst the R236 runs northeastward. The R236 runs via Carrigans before becoming the A40 when the border with

County Londonderry County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...

is reached with the road linking

References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
– Department of Transport Roads in County Donegal Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland {{Ireland-road-stub

See also

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