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| Bóthar R480 | |
 Leamaneh Castle on the R480 | |
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| Length | 14.9 km (9.3 mi) |
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| Country | Ireland |
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The R480 road is a regional road in Ireland which links the N67 road with Leamaneh in County Clare. [1]
A number of landmarks stand by the road, including Poulnabrone dolmen, Aillwee Cave and Leamaneh Castle. The road is 14.9 km (9.3 mi) long.
Bunratty Castle is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the centre of Bunratty village, by the N18 road between Limerick and Ennis, near Shannon Town and its airport. The castle and the adjoining folk park are run by Shannon Heritage as tourist attractions.
Carran, also Carron, is a small village in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the Burren region, within a civil parish of the same name. It is notable mainly for being the birthplace of Michael Cusack, the inspirer and co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. At the time of the 2011 Census, Carran had 106 inhabitants.
A regional road in the Republic of Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route, but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three-digit route numbers, prefixed by "R". The equivalent road category in Northern Ireland are B roads.
Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval stone ringfort in region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It lies about 1 km south of the Poulnabrone dolmen.
Leamaneh Castle is a ruined castle located in the townland of Leamaneh North, parish of Kilnaboy, between the villages of Corofin and Kilfenora at the border of the region known as the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. It consists of a 15th-century tower house and a 17th-century mansion.
A national primary road is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of road has the prefix "N" followed by one or two digits. Motorways are prefixed "M" followed by one or two digits.
Ballinalacken Castle is a two-stage tower house located in Killilagh parish of County Clare, Ireland. It is of uncertain date but most likely was built in the 15th or early 16th century.
The N78 road is a national secondary road in Ireland. The 50-kilometer-long (31 mi) road links the N77 national secondary road north of Kilkenny, County Kilkenny to the M9 national primary route at Mullamast in County Kildare. En route it passes through the towns of Castlecomer in County Kilkenny, Ballylynan in County Laois, and Athy in County Kildare. It is single carriageway throughout.
Kilnaboy or Killinaboy is a village, townland and civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the Burren, and as of the 2011 census the area had 347 inhabitants.
The N68 road is a national secondary road in Ireland. It runs from Ennis to Kilrush. It is entirely in County Clare.
Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Baronet of Leameneh was an Irish politician and baronet.
The R476 road is a regional road in central County Clare in Ireland. The route connects the N85 road at Ennis to the N67 road at Lisdoonvarna, 31 kilometres (19 mi) away.
Ennistymon House was a former country house in the village of Ennistymon, County Clare in Ireland. Built on the elevated site of a medieval castle it has now been incorporated into the Falls Hotel.
Killilagh or Killeilagh is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It contains the village of Doolin.
Ballyallaban ringfort or sometimes An Rath is an earthen ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It is a National Monument.
Cahermore ringfort or sometimes Caher Mór or "Ballyallaban stone fort" is a ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It is a National Monument.
Dromore Castle is a tower house and National Monument located between the towns of Crusheen and Corofin in County Clare, Ireland.
Máire Rua O'Brien was an Irish aristocrat who married three times to retain family lands. Born into the MacMahon family of Thomond, her name, Máire Rua or Red Mary, derived from her red hair. First married to Daniel Neylon (O'Neillan) of Dysert O'Dea Castle in north County Clare, after his death in 1639, she married Conor O'Brien of Leamaneh Castle. With her second husband, she backed the Royalist cause against Cromwell's forces during the Eleven Years' War. However, after her second husband was killed in 1651, she married a Cromwellian officer; in a reputed attempt to save her estate. Remaining on her estate at Leamaneh for several decades, her son Donough O'Brien moved the family seat to the larger Dromoland Castle where she lived until her death in 1686. A sometimes notorious figure in Irish folklore, a number of exaggerated stories and legends are associated with her life.
The R182 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Castleblayney and the Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border in County Monaghan. The road continues in Northern Ireland as the A25. The road is 9.6 km (6.0 mi) long.
The R185 road is a regional road in Ireland linking the N12 near Tyholland in County Monaghan and the border with Northern Ireland. The road passes through the village of Glaslough. Across the border, it continues as an unclassified route towards the villages of Tynan and Caledon.
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