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National Routes in Ireland are numbered Nxx except for those sections that are motorways where the N is replaced with an M

These are divided into National Primary routes (N1 to N50) and National Secondary routes (N51 to N87). There are approximately 2,750 km of Primary Routes and 2,700 km of Secondary Routes.

It is planned to include information here on all these routes and the level to which they are mapped.

Use the N4/M4 as a template for routes that you add.

A Complete list is available at http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2012/en/si/0053.html

Primary routes

N1/M1 Dublin City Centre to border north of Dundalk (continuing to Belfast as the A1)

N2/M2 Dublin City Centre to border north of Monaghan (continuing to Derry as A5)

N3/M3 Dublin City Centre to border north of Cavan (continuing to Eniskillen as various A roads) and reemerging into Ireland near Ballyshannon and continuing to Ballyshannon.

N4/M4 From Dublin City Centre to Sligo

N5 N4 Longford to Westport

N6 N4 Kinnegad to Galway

N7 Dublin to Limerick

M8/N8 N7 Portlaoise to Cork

N9 N7 Newbridge to Waterford

N10N9 Paulstown via Kilkenny to N9 Ballyhale

N11 Dublin to Wexford

N12 Monaghan to border (continuing on A3 to Belfast)

N13 N15 Stranorlar to Letterkenny (continuing on A2 to Derry)

N14 Letterkenny to N15 Lifford

N15 Sligo to N14 Lifford

N16 Sligo towards Eniskillen (continuing on A4)

N17 Galway to N4 Collooney

N18 N17 Claregalway to Limerick

N19 N18 Shannon to Shannon Airport

N20 Limerick to Cork

N21 Limerick to Tralee

N22 Cork to Tralee

N23 Castleisland to Farranfore

N24 Limerick to Waterford

N25 Cork via Waterford to Rosslare

N26 N5 Swinford to Ballina

N27 Cork to Cork Airport

N28 Cork to Ringaskiddy

N29 N25 Waterford to Belview port

N30 N25 New Ross to N11 Enniscorthy

N31 M50 to Dun Laoghaire

N32 M50 to Malahide Rd

N33 M1 to Ardee

N40 Cork South Ring Road

M50 Dublin ring road

Secondary Routes

N51 Drogheda – N52 Delvin

N52 N1 Dundalk to N7 east of Nenagh

N53 Dundalk to Castleblayney

N54 N2 Monaghan to N3 Cavan

N55 N3 outside Cavan via N4 Edgeworthstown to N6 Athlone

N56 N15 east of Donegal) to N14 Letterkenny

N58 Foxford (N26) to N5 near Swinford

N59 N4 Ballysadare via Ballina (N26), Westport (N5) to N6 Galway

N60 N5 Castlebar via Claremorris (N17) to Roscommon

N71 N40 Cork via Skibbereen, Bantry to N72 Killarney

N72 N25 Dungarvan via Fermoy (M8) to N70 Killorglin

N86 Tralee to Dingle

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