The R345 road is a
regional road in north
County Galway
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and southwest
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...
in
Ireland
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. It connects the
R336 road at
Maum
An Mám (anglicized as Maum, or sometimes Maam) is a small Gaeltacht village and its surrounding lands in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
Name
An Mám is Irish for "mountain pass" and as this is a Gaeltacht (principally Irish-speaking) area ...
to the
R334 road at
Neale, to the east
map.
''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie), 2012-02-28. It crosses the winding border between the two counties a number of times.
The government legislation that defines the R345, the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 (Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012)'', provides the following official description:
:R345: An Mám, County Galway — Neale, County Mayo
:Between its junction with R336 at An Mám in the county of Galway and its junction with R334 at Lecarrowkilleen in the county of Mayo via Corr na Móna, Dúráithe and An Fhairche in the county of Galway: Ballykine Lower in the county of Mayo: Bréandroim in the county of Galway: Main Street (and via Abbey Street and Circular Road) at Cong; Gortaroe and Nymphsfield 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 road (Ireland), regional roads, and officially designated scenic routes in County Mayo in Ireland.
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National primary road
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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 ...
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Regional road
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Roads in Ireland
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References
{{Roads in Ireland
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Mayo
Roads in County Galway