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{{Short description|Road in Ireland}}
[[File:Ballylooby4.JPG|thumb|300px|R668 through Ballylooby]]
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox road
| country = IRL
| type = R
| image = Ballylooby4.JPG
| 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 (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''' ({{lang-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>
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]].
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]].
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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.