R666 (Republic of Ireland)

R 666
Bóthar R666 (Irish)
The R666 between Ballyduff and Fermoy
Route information
Length	28 km (17 mi)
Location
Country	Republic of Ireland
Primary destinations	County Cork Fermoy Passes under the M8 County Waterford Ballyduff Lismore
Highway system
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional

The R666 is a regional road in Ireland which runs west-east from the R639 in Fermoy town centre to the bridge over the River Blackwater on the outskirts of Lismore. The road passes through Ballyduff, and beneath the River Blackwater viaduct which carries the M8. The R666 begins in Fermoy as the Rathhealy Road. From here to its merger with the R667 3km south of Kilworth, the R666 was once part of the historic road linking Dublin and Cork. It was mapped as such by Herman Moll in his 1714 New Map of Ireland.

The route is 28 km (17 mi) long.

Locally, the road is sometimes humorously known as the road to hell from its name being the same as the Number of the Beast.

See also

• Roads in Ireland
• Motorways in Ireland
• National primary road
• National secondary road
• History of roads in Ireland

References

• Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006 – Department of Transport