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For those of
you curious to know more, here's the intended route. It will take in
the furthest points of East, North, West, and South along the way: Birr
Point, Malin Head, Slea Head, and Baltimore, respectively. Those amongst
you with knowledge of Ireland's west coast (or particularly eagle eyes)
will work out that this mapping tool that I used to get the image doesn't
know about the Killimer - Tarbert ferry across the Shannon, which I'll
be using, of course - I won't be adding unnecessary miles to go via
Limerick!
The real cartographic
anoraks amongst you can scroll below the map for a table of target mileage,
road numbers, and town names.
Subject
to adjustment along the way, this is the intended route and schedule:
|
Place
|
Road
|
Mileage
|
Daily
Total
|
Cumulative
Total
|
Date
|
| Dun Laoghaire |
Stena
HSS..!!
|
|
|
|
|
Dublin
|
N31,
R118, R131
|
7.0
|
|
|
|
| Balbriggan
|
R132
|
19.5
|
|
|
|
| Drogheda |
R132
|
9.9
|
|
|
|
| Dundalk |
R132
|
21.7
|
|
|
|
| Newry |
A1
|
12.4
|
|
|
|
| Warrenpoint |
A2
|
6.8
|
77.5
|
77.5
|
Sat
24/3
|
| Kilkeel |
A2
|
11.8
|
|
|
|
| Newcastle |
A2
|
11.8
|
|
|
|
| Downpatrick |
A2,
A25
|
12.4
|
|
|
|
| Strangford |
A25
|
8.1
|
|
|
|
| Portaferry |
Ferry
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
| Birr Point |
A2
|
10.6
|
|
|
|
| Donaghadee |
A2
|
11.8
|
|
|
|
| Bangor |
A2,
B20
|
6.8
|
|
|
|
| Belfast |
A2
|
12.4
|
|
|
|
| Carrickfergus |
A2
|
9.5
|
95.2
|
172.7
|
Sun
25/3
|
| Whitehead |
A2
|
5.5
|
|
|
|
| Larne |
A2
|
9.5
|
|
|
|
| Ballycastle |
A2
|
39.8
|
|
|
|
| Giants Causeway/Bushmills |
A2,
B146
|
12.4
|
67.2
|
239.9
|
Mon
26/3
|
| Coleraine |
B17
|
8.1
|
|
|
|
| Magilligan |
A2
|
7.5
|
|
|
|
| Magilligan
Point |
B202
|
1.9
|
|
|
|
| Greencastle |
Ferry
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
| Malin |
R238,
R243, R242
|
15.5
|
|
|
|
| Malin Head |
R242
|
9.3
|
|
|
|
| Malin |
R242
|
9.3
|
|
|
|
| Buncrana |
R238,
R244, R238
|
15.5
|
|
|
|
| Burnfoot |
R238
|
6.8
|
73.9
|
313.8
|
Tue
27/3
|
| Letterkenny |
N13,
N14
|
17.4
|
|
|
|
| Cloghaneely |
N56
|
32.3
|
|
|
|
| Dunglow |
N56
|
18.0
|
|
|
|
| Maas |
N56
|
12.4
|
80.2
|
394.0
|
Wed
28/3
|
| Ardara |
R261
|
8.7
|
|
|
|
| Glencolumbkille |
Minor
|
16.2
|
|
|
|
| Kilcar |
R263
|
8.7
|
|
|
|
| Killybegs |
R263
|
7.5
|
|
|
|
| Donegal |
N56
|
16.2
|
|
|
|
| Bundoran |
N15
|
16.8
|
73.9
|
467.9
|
Thu
29/3
|
| Sligo |
N15
|
21.7
|
|
|
|
| Ballysadare |
N4
|
5.0
|
|
|
|
| Ballina |
N59
|
31.7
|
|
|
|
| Crossmolina |
N59
|
7.5
|
65.9
|
533.8
|
Fri
30/3
|
| Newport |
R315,
R316, R312, R317
|
21.7
|
|
|
|
| Westport |
N59
|
7.5
|
|
|
|
| Leenane |
N59
|
19.3
|
|
|
|
| Clifden |
N59
|
18.0
|
|
|
|
| Roundstone |
R341
|
14.3
|
80.8
|
614.6
|
Sat
31/3
|
| Toombega |
R341
|
4.3
|
|
|
|
| Cashel |
R342
|
5.0
|
|
|
|
| Glencoff
|
Minor
|
7.5
|
|
|
|
| Costelloe |
R336
|
9.3
|
|
|
|
| Spiddal |
R336
|
12.4
|
|
|
|
| Galway |
R336
|
11.2
|
|
|
|
| Kinvarra |
R338,
N18, N67
|
18.0
|
|
|
|
| Ballyvaughan |
N67
|
12.4
|
80.2
|
694.7
|
Sun
1/4
|
| Doolin |
R477,
R479
|
18.6
|
|
|
|
| Lahinch |
R479,
R478
|
14.3
|
|
|
|
| Creegh |
N67,
R483
|
16.2
|
|
|
|
| Kilrush |
R483
|
8.7
|
|
|
|
| Killimer |
N67
|
5.6
|
|
|
|
| Tarbert |
Ferry
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
| Ballybunnion |
R551
|
15.5
|
78.9
|
773.7
|
Mon
2/4
|
| Tralee |
R551,
R556
|
19.3
|
|
|
|
| Camp |
N86
|
8.1
|
|
|
|
| Dingle |
R560,
Minor
|
20.5
|
|
|
|
Dunquin
|
R559
|
13.0
|
|
|
|
| Dingle |
R559
|
15.5
|
76.4
|
850.1
|
Tue
3/4
|
| Anascaul |
N86
|
11.2
|
|
|
|
| Castlemaine
|
R561
|
17.4
|
|
|
|
| Muckross |
N70,
R563, N72, N71
|
15.5
|
|
|
|
| Kenmare |
N71
|
18.0
|
|
|
|
| Lauragh |
R571,
R573
|
16.8
|
78.9
|
929.0
|
Wed
4/4
|
| Eyeries |
R571
|
11.2
|
|
|
|
| Allihies
|
R575
|
9.3
|
|
|
|
| Castletownbere |
R572
|
11.8
|
|
|
|
| Glengarriff |
R572
|
19.9
|
52.2
|
981.2
|
Thu
5/4
|
| Bantry |
N71
|
10.6
|
|
|
|
| Ballydehob |
N71
|
9.9
|
|
|
|
| Skibbereen |
N71
|
9.9
|
|
|
|
| Baltimore |
R595
|
8.1
|
|
|
|
| Union Hall |
R595,
R596, Minor
|
14.9
|
|
|
|
| Glandore |
R597
|
1.2
|
|
|
|
| Roscarbery |
R597
|
5.0
|
|
|
|
| Clonakilty |
N71
|
8.1
|
|
|
|
| Timoleague |
R600
|
6.2
|
73.9
|
1055.1
|
Fri
6/4
|
| Kinsale
|
R600
|
14.3
|
|
|
|
| Carrigaline |
R611
|
13.0
|
|
|
|
| Passage
West |
R610
|
5.0
|
|
|
|
| Cobh |
Ferry
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
| Carrigtohill |
R624
|
5.0
|
|
|
|
| Ladysbridge |
N25,
R632
|
11.2
|
|
|
|
| Youghal |
R663
|
12.4
|
60.9
|
1116.0
|
Sat
7/4
|
| Dungarvan |
N25
|
18.0
|
|
|
|
| Tramore |
R675
|
25.5
|
|
|
|
| Passage
East |
R685,
R684, R683
|
15.5
|
|
|
|
| Arthurstown |
Ferry
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
| Wellingtonbridge |
R733
|
8.7
|
|
|
|
| Wexford |
R733
|
14.3
|
82.0
|
1198.1
|
Mon
8/4
|
| Gorey |
R741,
R742
|
29.8
|
|
|
|
| Arklow |
N11,
R772
|
10.6
|
|
|
|
| Wicklow
|
R750
|
15.5
|
|
|
|
| Greystones |
R750,
R761
|
13.7
|
|
|
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
R761,
R119
|
12.0
|
81.6
|
1279.6
|
Tue
9/4
|
|