R115 road (Ireland)
R115 road | |
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Bóthar R115 | |
R759 at Sally Gap | |
Route information | |
Length | 40.5 km (25.2 mi) |
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Country | Ireland |
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Highway system | |
The R115 road is a regional road in counties Dublin and Wicklow in Ireland. It follows the Military Road (Irish: An Bóthar Míleata)[1] for its entire length. The R115 is 40.5 km (25.2 mi) long; the full length of the Military Road (Rathfarnham to Aghavannagh) is 57.9 km (36.0 mi).[2][3]
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The Military Road runs north–south across the spine of the Wicklow Mountains. It was constructed between 12 August 1800 and October 1809, in the wake of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, to open up the mountains to Crown forces to assist them in tracking down United Irishmen insurgents who were hiding there. Rathfarnham itself was the scene of some skirmishes in the early days of the rising.[4]
It was one of the first purpose-built roads in Ireland, excepting
Route
The official definition of the R115 from the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 [5] reads:
- R115: Rathfarnham, County Dublin - Laragh, County Wicklow
- Between its junction with R114 at Butterfield Avenue Rathfarnham in the county of South Dublin and its junction with R755 at Laragh in the county of Wicklow via Grange Road, Willbrook Road, Ballyboden Road, Scholarstown Road, Stocking Lane and Military Road in the county of South Dublin: Glencree, Liffey Head Bridge, Sally Gap and Drummin in the county of Wicklow.
Description
The R115 / Military Road starts in Rathfarnham,
The R115 terminates at Laragh, at a junction with the
For many years, the road was used as the Sally Gap special stage in the Circuit of Ireland car rally.
The road was upgraded from the Dublin border to Sally Gap in 1942, by the 3rd battalion of the Construction Corps, to allow for the harvesting of peat and for post-war tourists.[6] The route from Sally Gap to Laragh was apparently overgrown during this period but upgraded in 1956, along with the addition of a car park at Glenmacnass Waterfall.[7]
See also
- Wicklow Round
- Roads in Ireland
- Motorways in Ireland
- National primary road
- National secondary road
- Rathfarnham and the Military Road
- Ireland's first ski rescue
Further reading
- Fewer, Michael (May 2007). The Wicklow Military Road - history and topography. Ashfield Press. ISBN 978-1-901658-66-8.
References
- ^ Military Road Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-12-04.
- ^ R115 road Google Maps. Retrieved: 2011-12-04.
- ^ Military Road. Google Maps. Retrieved: 2011-12-04.
- ^ a b The Military Road by John Godden. Retrieved: 2011-12-04.
- ^ Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012, Irish Statute Book (irishstatutebook.ie). Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ Irish Times archive 1942 (subscription required)
- ^ Irish Times archive 1956 (subscription required)
External links
- Sally Gap
- The Military Road
- Map of R115 route
- Map of Military Road. From A to B is R115 section. A to C is Military Road.