The R825 road is a

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in south

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, Republic of Ireland. The road starts in

Clonskeagh Clonskeagh or Clonskea (, meaning "meadow of the Whitethorn"; pronounced ), is a small southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The district straddles the River Dodder. Location and access Clonskeagh is a townland in the civil parish of Donnybro ...

at the junction with the R117 ( Milltown Road) and passes through

Goatstown Goatstown () is a small Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. To the west is Dundrum, to the east is Blackrock, to the south is Sandyford, and to the north Ranelagh. It is mainly a residential area, with a primary school called Our Lady’s Gr ...

Kilmacud Kilmacud () is a suburban area of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland, at least partly contiguous with Stillorgan. Name ''Kilmacud'' is an anglicisation of the Irish name , "church of aintMochuda". The identity of the dedicatee M ...

and

Stillorgan Stillorgan (, also ''Stigh Lorcáin'' and previously ''Tigh Lorcáin'' or ''Teach Lorcáin''), formerly a village in its own right, is now a suburban area of Dublin in Ireland. Stillorgan is located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, and contains man ...

before ending at a junction with the N31 in

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. The route is in length and is single carriageway apart from a small 2 lane section beside the

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Route

* The road starts at the junction of the R117 (Milltown Road from the west and Sandford Road from the north) and R824 (Eglinton Road). A bridge crosses the

River Dodder The River Dodder ( ga, An Dothra) is one of the three main rivers in Dublin, Ireland, the others being the Liffey, of which the Dodder is the largest tributary, and the Tolka. Course and system The Dodder rises on the northern slopes of K ...

shortly before a junction with the Beach Hill and Beaver Row road that connects to

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. The road is known as the Clonskeagh Road until it reaches the triangle in

. * At the triangle the road connects with Bird Avenue before continuing south as the Roebuck Road. * Further along the Roebuck road leads off to the west before connecting with the R112 at Foster Avenue while the R825 stays south known as the Goatstown Road. * The first section of the route terminates at the crossroads in

as the road continues south as the R133, while east and west runs the R112. * Just under 1 km further south the road starts again at the junction with the R133 and heads in a westerly direction towards

. The road is briefly known as Drummartin Road at this point before it connects with the old route of the Lower

Road. * After Stillorgan the road crosses the

and is known as Stillorgan Park for 1 km before the road takes a left at a T-Junction and heads north as Carysfort Avenue. * The road terminates at the end of Carysfort Avenue where the road joins up to the N31 at Frascati Road,

Transport

* The 11 bus route operated by

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runs from St. Pappin's Road,

Glasnevin Glasnevin (, also known as ''Glas Naedhe'', meaning "stream of O'Naeidhe" after a local stream and an ancient chieftain) is a neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the River Tolka. While primarily residential, Glasnevin is also home t ...

Sandyford Sandyford () is a suburb of Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Sandyford Business District makes up much of the suburb and encompasses 4 business parks: Sandyford Business Park, Stillorgan Business Park, Central Park and S ...

and follows the R825 from the start in Clonskeagh to its junction with the R826. The routes 47, 75 and 116, serve parts of the Lower Kilmacud Road between the junction of the Upper Kilmacud Road and Stillorgan. The 75 runs between Tallaght and Dún Laoghaire. The 47 serves between Belarmine and Poolbeg Street in Dublin city centre. The 116 serves between Whitechurch and

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. At the east end of the route Carysfort Avenue is served by the 114 running from Blackrock DART station to

Ticknock Ticknock or Tiknock () is a townland southwest of Sandyford in Dublin at the northeastern foothills of the Dublin Mountains. The townland of Tiknock is in the electoral division of Dundrum, and has an area of approximately . There are a number ...

. * An on street

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is present from the start of the route in Clonskeagh to Goatstown. There is also an off street cycle lane on the Stillorgan Park part of the route.

Route

Transport

See also