The R156 road is a

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, linking

Dunboyne Dunboyne () is a town in Meath, Ireland. It is a commuter town for Dublin. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitants. Location Dunboyne is centred on the c ...

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to the N4 (near

Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmea ...

) in

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. The road is single carriageway throughout. Many parts of the route have dangerous bends. IMG R156road5698w

Route

*(East to West) *The route leaves the rapidly expanding town of

. The remainder of the route is through rural Meath and Westmeath, passing through the villages of Mullagh,

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Rathmolyon Rathmolyon (; ) is a village in the southern portion of County Meath, Ireland, situated 8 km south of Trim. It is situated at the junction of the R156 regional road and the R159 regional road connecting Trim to Enfield. Rathmolyon se ...

and Ballivor in Meath and

Raharney Raharney () is a village in east County Westmeath, Ireland. It has a population of 221 according to the 2016 census. Raharney is on the R156 road about from Mullingar and about 67 km from Dublin. It is in the parish of Killucan; the villa ...

and

Killucan The villages of Killucan () and Rathwire () are co-located in the east of County Westmeath, Ireland. They have a combined population of 1,370 according to the 2016 census. Killucan is on the R156 road about from Mullingar and from Dublin. H ...

in Westmeath before connecting to the N4 at ''The Downs'' east of Mullingar. It joins the N4 at a dangerous at-grade junction with a busy dual-carriageway.

References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
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{{Roads in Ireland Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Meath Roads in County Dublin Roads in County Westmeath

Route

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