The R154 road is a regional road in

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, linking the R147 near Clonee,

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to Crossdoney (near

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...

) in

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. The road is single carriageway throughout. Many parts of the route have dangerous bends.

Route

The route leaves the R147 near ''Black Bull'' in the townland of Piercetown, roughly north of Clonee in

. The route passes through small settlements and townlands, including Kiltale, on the way to

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. At Trim, the route bypasses the town centre along the ''Inner Relief Road'', with junctions to the R160, R158 and R161. From Trim the R154 runs north to meet the N51 at Athboy. The route leaves the N51 on the west side of Athboy, and runs north to cross the N52 just south of Kilskeer. The route continues north/northwest to Oldcastle, meeting the R163 along the way, just north of

Crossakeel Crossakiel or Crossakeel (Irish: ''Crosa Caoil'', meaning "the crosses of Caol") is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is situated in the north-west of the county, at the junction of the R154 and the L2801, approximately 13km south of Oldca ...

. At Oldcastle the R154 crosses the R195. The route continues northeast through Mount Nugent in

, joining the R194 after that at a staggered junction. The route leaves the R194, continuing northeast through

Kilnaleck Kilnaleck or Kilnalec () is a small village in County Cavan, Ireland on the R154 regional road. Kilnaleck was once the centre of a mining boom when in 1879 some local businessmen and a school headmaster decided to develop the coal that existed n ...

, and across the N55 at

Ballinagh Ballinagh, officially Bellananagh (), is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It lies on the N55 midlands route. Buildings of note Ballinagh Market House is a five-bay two-storey building constructed in 1821; it is currently in use as a store ho ...

. The route ends at Crossdoney, meeting the R198 about southwest of

References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
– Department of Transport {{Roads in Ireland Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Meath Roads in County Cavan

Route

See also

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