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{{Short description|Road in Ireland}}
[[File:Ballylooby4.JPG|thumb|400px|R668 through Ballylooby]]
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| country = IRL
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| image_notes = R668 through Ballylooby
| route = 668
| length_km =
| length_ref =
| terminus_a = [[File:IRL R913.svg|x20px]] [[R913 road (Ireland)|R913]] at Mitchelstown Road, [[Cahir]], [[County Tipperary]]
| junction =
{{plainlist |
*[[File:IRL R665.svg|x20px]] [[R665 road (Ireland)|R665]] at Parsons Green
*Enter [[County Waterford]]
}}
| terminus_b = [[File:IRL N72.svg|x20px]] [[N72 road (Ireland)|N72]] at Ballyrafter
| previous_type = R
| previous_route = 667
| next_type = R
| next_route = 669
}}


The '''R668 road''' is a [[regional road]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The route runs from [[Lismore, County Waterford|Lismore]] to [[Cahir]]. The R668 was once a key part of the historic route from [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]] to [[Cork (city)|Cork]] (prior to the construction of the [[R639|old N8/R639]] between Cahir and Mitchelstown in the early 19th century), and was mapped as such as late as 1778.<ref>Taylor and Skinner, ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland'' (Dublin, 1778)</ref> The road is located entirely in [[County Tipperary]].
The '''R668 road''' is a [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] from [[Lismore, County Waterford]] to [[Cahir]] in [[County Tipperary]], through [[Clogheen, County Tipperary|Clogheen]] and [[Ballylooby]]. The Lismore–Clogheen section is a [[scenic route]] through the '''Vee Gap''' ({{langx|ga|Bóthar na gCorr}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://logainm.ie/1167408.aspx|title=Bóthar na gCorr / The Vee|work=[[Placenames Database of Ireland]]|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>) in the [[Knockmealdown Mountains]], between [[Sugarloaf Hill]] and Knockshanahullion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,604241,611894,5,1|title=604241,611894|publisher=Ordnance Survey Ireland|work=Mapviewer|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>


In the eighteenth century, the Cahir–Clogheen section was part of the main road from [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]] to [[Cork (city)|Cork city]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/digital-book-collection/digital-books-by-subject/geography-of-ireland/taylor-skinner-maps-of-th/ |last=Taylor |first=George |author2=Andrew Skinner |title=Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed 1777 |location=London |publisher=G. Terry |year=1778 |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> It was superseded in the early 19th century by the construction of [[R639|what is now the R639 road]] between Cahir and [[Mitchelstown]].
==See also==

*[[Roads in Ireland]]
The [[R665 road (Ireland)|R665]] crosses the R668 at Clogheen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,600325,614116,5,1|title=600325,614116|work=Mapviewer|publisher=Ordnance Survey Ireland|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> At Glentanagree Bridge, the [[R669 road (Ireland)|R669]] forks off to the south east past [[Mount Melleray]] to [[Cappoquin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,603998,607814,5,1|title=603998,607814|work=Mapviewer|publisher=Ordnance Survey Ireland|access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref>
*[[Motorways in Ireland]]
*[[National primary road]]
*[[National secondary road]]
*[[Trunk Roads in Ireland]]
*[[History of roads in Ireland]]


==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}
*[http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/7617-0.pdf Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006] – [[Department of Transport (Ireland)|Department of Transport]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005411/http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/7617-0.pdf Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006] – [[Department of Transport (Ireland)|Department of Transport]]


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[[Category:Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland]]
[[Category:Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland]]
[[Category:Roads in County Tipperary]]
[[Category:Roads in County Tipperary]]
[[Category:Roads in County Waterford]]

Latest revision as of 18:49, 5 November 2024

R668 road shield}}
R668 road
Bóthar R668
Ballylooby4.JPG
R668 through Ballylooby
Major junctions
From R913 at Mitchelstown Road, Cahir, County Tipperary
Major intersections
To N72 at Ballyrafter
Location
CountryIreland
Highway system
← R667→ R669

The R668 road is a regional road in Ireland from Lismore, County Waterford to Cahir in County Tipperary, through Clogheen and Ballylooby. The Lismore–Clogheen section is a scenic route through the Vee Gap (Irish: Bóthar na gCorr[1]) in the Knockmealdown Mountains, between Sugarloaf Hill and Knockshanahullion.[2]

In the eighteenth century, the Cahir–Clogheen section was part of the main road from Cashel to Cork city.[3] It was superseded in the early 19th century by the construction of what is now the R639 road between Cahir and Mitchelstown.

The R665 crosses the R668 at Clogheen.[4] At Glentanagree Bridge, the R669 forks off to the south east past Mount Melleray to Cappoquin.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Bóthar na gCorr / The Vee". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ^ "604241,611894". Mapviewer. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. ^ Taylor, George; Andrew Skinner (1778). "Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed 1777". London: G. Terry. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ^ "600325,614116". Mapviewer. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ^ "603998,607814". Mapviewer. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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