R433 road
Encyclopedia
The R433 road is a regional road
in Ireland
linking Templemore
, County Tipperary
and Abbeyleix
, County Laois
. It passes through the village of Clonmore
, County Tipperary and Errill
, County Laois and the towns of Rathdowney
and Ballycolla
, between which it forms junction 3 of the M8
Cork-Dublin motorway before terminating at Abbeyleix.
The road is 37 km (23 mi) long.
Regional road
A regional road in 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" A regional road in Ireland is a...
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
linking Templemore
Templemore
Templemore is a town in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea....
, County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
and Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois, Ireland about from Portlaoise and located on the N77 national secondary route. Formerly the N8 National Primary Route ran through the centre of the town, making Abbeyleix an infamous bottleneck on the Dublin-Cork corridor with up to 15,000 vehicles passing...
, County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
. It passes through the village of Clonmore
Clonmore, County Tipperary
Clonmore is a village in North Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on the R433 road 6 km from Templemore and 7 km from Errill in County Laois. It is part of the parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea. The Gaelic Athletic Association club is JK Brackens GAA....
, County Tipperary and Errill
Errill
Errill is a village in southwest County Laois, Ireland, near to the County Tipperary and County Kilkenny borders. It is centred on a village green around which sit the 2 local shops; one of which contains the local post office, and 2 pubs...
, County Laois and the towns of Rathdowney
Rathdowney
Rathdowney or Rathdowny is a town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. It lies some 32 km southwest of Portlaoise in the Irish Midlands, at the point where the R433 regional road from Abbeyleix to Templemore is crossed by the R435 from Borris-in-Ossory to Johnstown...
and Ballycolla
Ballycolla
Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla , is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, southwest of Abbeyleix and 4km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway....
, between which it forms junction 3 of the M8
M8 motorway (Ireland)
The M8 motorway is an inter-urban motorway in Ireland, which forms part of the road from the capital - Dublin - to Cork city. The 149 km motorway commences in the townland of Aghaboe, County Laois and runs through the counties of Kilkenny, North Tipperary, South Tipperary and Limerick,...
Cork-Dublin motorway before terminating at Abbeyleix.
The road is 37 km (23 mi) long.