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The R824 road is a regional road in south Dublin, Ireland. The road starts somewhere between Sandford and
Clonskeagh Clonskeagh or Clonskea (; , meaning "meadow of the Crataegus monogyna, Whitethorn"), is a small southern suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The district straddles the River Dodder. Location and access The district is adjacent to ...
, passes through Donnybrook and finishes at the junction with the Merrion Road and
Ailesbury Road Ailesbury Road (''Bóthar Aylesbury'' in Irish language, Irish), is a tree-lined avenue in the affluent Dublin 4 area in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It links Sydney Parade railway station, Sydney Parade Station on Sydney Parade Avenue ...
close by to
Sydney Parade Sydney Parade is a cricket ground in Dublin, Ireland. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1897, when Pembroke played Leicester Ivanhoe. In 1965, the ground hosted a first-class match between Ireland and Scotland, which resulted in ...
.


Route

* The road starts at the junction of the R117 ( Milltown Road from the west and Sandford Road from the north) and R825 (Clonskeagh Road) and heads in an easterly direction known as Eglinton Road. * The first section of the route terminates at a junction with the R138 in Donnybrook close to the
River Dodder The River Dodder () is one of the three main rivers in Dublin, Ireland, the others being the River Liffey, Liffey, of which the Dodder is the largest tributary, and the River Tolka, Tolka. Course and system The Dodder rises on the northern s ...
. * On the other side of the river and the R138, the route continues as the
Anglesea Road Anglesea Road () is a road joining Donnybrook with Ballsbridge, in Dublin, Ireland. It forms part of the R815 regional route in Southeast Dublin. The River Dodder flows near Anglesea Road. A number of sports clubs and sports venues are loc ...
for a short distance before it turns off into
Ailesbury Road Ailesbury Road (''Bóthar Aylesbury'' in Irish language, Irish), is a tree-lined avenue in the affluent Dublin 4 area in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It links Sydney Parade railway station, Sydney Parade Station on Sydney Parade Avenue ...
while Anglesea Road continues as the R815. * The road terminates at the junction with the R118 (Merrion Road).


Transport

* An on-street
cycle track A cycle track or cycleway (''British'') or bikeway (''mainly North American''), sometimes historically referred to as a sidepath, is a separate route for cycles and not motor vehicles. In some cases cycle tracks are also used by other users such ...
is present for the length of Eglinton Road. There are no bus routes present on the route.


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 ...


References


Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006
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{{DEFAULTSORT:R824 Road Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Dublin