Joyce Country and passes through the
Irish speaking
Gaeltacht district of
Connemara, and the villages and towns of
Maum
An Mám (anglicized as Maum, or sometimes Maam) is a small village and its surrounding lands in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
Name
An Mám is Irish for "the pass" and as this is a Gaeltacht (principally Irish-speaking) area, the area's na ...
(where it meets the
R345 road),
Maam Cross (where it crosses the N59 again),
Screeb (where it meets the
R340 road),
Kinvara
Kinvara or Kinvarra () is a sea port village in the southwest of County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinvarradoorus in the north of the Barony (Ireland), barony of Kiltartan. Kinvarra is also ...
, and
Costelloe (where it meets the
R343 road), and the
R372 road. The R336 then turns east and travels along the shore of
Galway Bay, passing through
Inverin,
Spiddal,
Furbo,
Barna
Barna (Bearna in Irish) is a coastal village on the R336 regional road in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It has become a satellite village of Galway city. The village is Irish speaking and is therefore a constituent part of the regions ...
,
Salthill, and
Galway, where it joins the
N6 and
N83 roads.
The government legislation that defines the R336, the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 (Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012)'', provides the following official description:
:''R336: Leenaun — An Teach Dóite — An Spidéal, County Galway — Galway''
:''Between its junction with N59 at Leenaun in the county of Galway and its junction with N6 at Bothan na dTreabh in the city of Galway via Muintir Eoghain Thior, An Mám, Tír na Cille Theas, An Teach Dóite, Dóire Bhanbh, Camas Íochtair, Dóire an Fhéich, Casla, Na Doiriú Theas, Indreabhán, An Spidéal, Bearna and Knockaunacarragh in the county of Galway: Bóthar Bhearna, Knocknacarragh Cross, Salthill Road Upper, Seapoint Promenade, Doctor Colohan Road, Whitestrand Road, Father Griffin Road, Wolfe Tone Bridge, Flood Street, New Dock Street, Merchants Road, (and via Queen Street and Dock Road), Victoria Place, Eyre Square South, Eyre Square East, Prospect Hill (and via Bothar Uí Eithir and Forster Street), Bohermore, Cemetery Cross and Tuam Road in the city of Galway.''
Proposed improvement
A 2014 County Development Plan (for the period 2015–2021) has again identified the need for an R336 upgrade, specifically between
Barna
Barna (Bearna in Irish) is a coastal village on the R336 regional road in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It has become a satellite village of Galway city. The village is Irish speaking and is therefore a constituent part of the regions ...
and
Screeb, a distance of . The plan considers the road a "a major obstacle to developing the South Connemara region and economy". The plan calls for a major realignment of the road, replacing most of the present route.
See also
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Roads in Ireland
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National primary road
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National secondary road
References
External links
Description of the R336 and sights along the route
{{Roads in Ireland
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Galway