R558 road
Encyclopedia
The R558 road is a regional road
in Ireland
, linking Tralee and Fenit
in County Kerry
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at Mounthawk Cross at the boundary between County Kerry and Tralee town and continues via Clogherbrien, the Spa, Kilfernora and Fenit to Fenit Pier.
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 Tralee and Fenit
Fenit
Fenit is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on north side of Tralee Bay about west of Tralee town, just south of the Shannon Estuary. The bay is enclosed from the Atlantic by the Maharee spit which extends northwards from the Dingle peninsula...
in County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
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Route
It starts in Tralee at its junction with the R551R551 road
The R551 road is a regional road in Ireland, linking Tarbert and Tralee in County Kerry.-Route:It starts in Tarbert and runs via Ballylongford, Astee, Derra, Doon, Ballybunion, Gortnaskeha, Gortagurrane West, Ferry Bridge, Ballyduff, Glanerdalliv Bridge, Causeway, Dirtane, Ballyheigue and Ardfert...
at Mounthawk Cross at the boundary between County Kerry and Tralee town and continues via Clogherbrien, the Spa, Kilfernora and Fenit to Fenit Pier.