The R466 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs southeast-northwest from the R445 at
Birdhill
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County Tipperary
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After leaving the R445 at Birdhill it passes through Montpelier before crossing the
River Shannon
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O'Briensbridge
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County Clare
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via a narrow 14-arch bridge. It veers northwest for the rest of the route, passing through Broadford and
O'Callaghans Mills
O'Callaghan's Mills (), also O'Callaghansmills, is a village in County Clare, Ireland, and a Catholic parish by the same name.
It takes its name from the O'Callaghan family, who were large landowners in the area, and a corn and grist mill built ...
before terminating at a junction with the R352.
The route is long.
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Roads in Ireland
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National primary road
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National secondary road
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