The R284 road is a
regional road in
Ireland
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linking
Sligo
Sligo ( ; , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 2 ...
to
Leitrim village
Leitrim ( ; ) is a village in County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, on the River Shannon near the border with County Roscommon. It is at the junction of the R280 road (Ireland), R280 and R284 road (Ireland), R284 regional roads.
Loca ...
in
County Leitrim
County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...
. En route it passes through
Ballygawley,
Ballyfarnan,
Geevagh
Geevagh () is a village in the south-east corner of County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, on the R284 road, R284 Regional road (Ireland), regional road. The name, meaning "the windy (place)", describes a climatic feature of the village a ...
and
Keadue
Keadue, officially Keadew (), is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is on the R284 and R285 regional roads close to the borders of County Leitrim and County Sligo.
Keadue is the burial place of the great Irish harper, Turlough O'Ca ...
. The road is long.
Official description
The official description of the R284 from the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006''
reads:
:Carrowroe, County Sligo - Leitrim, County Leitrim
:Between its junction with N4 at Tonaforte and its junction with R287 at Carraroe all in the county of Sligo
:- and -
:between its junction with R287 at Carrowroe in the county of Sligo and its junction with R280 at Leitrim in the county of Leitrim via Drumaskibbole, Ballygawley, Sooey, Conway's Cross and Geevagh in the county of Sligo: Ballyfarnan, Keadew West Keadew and Drumboylan in the county of Roscommon: and Drumhierny in the county of Leitrim.
[Statutory Instrument 188 of 2006 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006](_blank)
''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie). Retrieved 2010-08-02.
See also
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Roads in Ireland
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from ...
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National primary road
A national primary road () is a road classification in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of road has the pr ...
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National secondary road
A national secondary road () is a category of road in Republic of Ireland, 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 primary roads. Nat ...
References
{{Roads in Ireland
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Leitrim
Roads in County Sligo