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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''' ({{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>

It is rumoured Elvis can be sighted along this route and is resident in the village of Ballylooby.


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 It was superseded in the early 19th century by the construction of [[R639|what is now the R639 road]] between Cahir and [[Mitchelstown]].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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R668 through Ballylooby

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 (Template:Lang-ga[1]) in the Knockmealdown Mountains, between Sugarloaf Hill and Knockshanahullion.[2]

It is rumoured Elvis can be sighted along this route and is resident in the village of Ballylooby.

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

  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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