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| Bóthar N55 | |
 N55 at Tang, County Westmeath | |
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| Length | 78.815 km (48.973 mi) |
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| Country | Ireland |
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The N55 road is a national secondary road in Ireland linking Athlone to Cavan town.
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| Bóthar N55 | |
| N55 at Tang, County Westmeath | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 78.815 km (48.973 mi) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
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| Highway system | |
The N55 road is a national secondary road in Ireland linking Athlone to Cavan town.
In October 2017, a public consultation began into the re-routing of the Athlone to Ballymahon section of the road. [1] The route affects areas such as Annaghgortagh, and Kilkenny West [1] Plans were still in development in summer 2018. [2]
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Athlone is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of 21,349 in the 2016 census.
Tang is a village and a half-parish in County Westmeath, on the N55 national secondary road between Athlone and Ballymahon, County Longford. Tang is in the parish of Drumraney. It is in County Westmeath but on the border with County Longford from which it is separated by the 'Dungorman River which flows into Lough Ree 3 km downstream via the River Inny.
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County Westmeath is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of Meath, which was named Mide because the kingdom was located in the geographical centre of Ireland. Westmeath County Council is the administrative body for the county, and the county town is Mullingar. At the 2022 census, the population of the county was 95,840.
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