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:
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in
County Galway
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and
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Coun ...
in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It connects the N63 road at Horseleap Cross near Moylough in County Galway, via
Tuam
Tuam ( ; ga, Tuaim , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. Humans have lived in the area since the Bronz ...
Kilmaine
Kilmaine or Kilmain () is a barony and village in County Mayo, Ireland.
Village
"Kilmaine", derived from the Irish language 'Cill Mheán', means The Middle Church – 'Cill' is the word used in the Irish language for a church, and 'meán' is ...
in County Mayo, away (map of the route /span>). ''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie), 2013-02-27.
The government legislation that defines the R332, the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 (Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012)'', provides the following official description:
:Moylough — Tuam, County Galway — Kilmaine, County Mayo
:Between its junction with N63 at Horseleap Cross and its junction with N17 at Abbey Trinity Road in the town of
Tuam
Tuam ( ; ga, Tuaim , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. Humans have lived in the area since the Bronz ...
via Barnaderg, Grange Bridge; Dublin Road, Vicar Street, Market Square, High Street and Galway Road (and via Ballygaddy Road, Fosters Place and Shop Street) in the town of Tuam all in the county of Galway
:and
:between its junction with N17 at Saint Benins Terrace in the town of Tuam in the county of Galway and its junction with N84 at
Kilmaine
Kilmaine or Kilmain () is a barony and village in County Mayo, Ireland.
Village
"Kilmaine", derived from the Irish language 'Cill Mheán', means The Middle Church – 'Cill' is the word used in the Irish language for a church, and 'meán' is ...
in the
county of Mayo
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
via Ballygaddy Road in the town of Tuam; Pollacorragune, Fartagar and Blindwell in the county of Galway: Knockroe and Milford Demesne in the county of Mayo.
See also
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List of roads of County Mayo
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This is a list of national primary roads, national secondary roads, regional roads, and officially designated scenic routes in County Mayo in Ireland.
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National primary road
A national primary road ( ga, Bóthar príomha náisiúnta) is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of ro ...
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National secondary road
A national secondary road ( ga, Bóthar Náisiúnta den Dara Grád) is a category of road in 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 ...
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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:
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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 tr ...