R579 road | ||||
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Bóthar R579 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length | 69.7 km[1][2] (43.3 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
From | R515 at Killilagh Cross, County Limerick | |||
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To | R618 at Leemount Cross, County Cork | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Ireland | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The R579 road is a regional road in Ireland. It travels from the R515 road at Broadford, County Limerick to the R618 on the outskirts of Cork, via the town of Kanturk and the villages of Banteer and Cloghroe.[2] North of Kanturk, the road mostly follows the course of the River Allow. The road is 69.7 kilometres (43.3 mi) long.[1][2]