Directions from Belfast

Total Distance: 170 miles
Total Time: 3hrs 53 min

Route Details

• Junction with M1
• At Roundabout Take 3rd exit (Signposted Dublin, Craigavon, The West) to join Motorway M1
• Junction 7 (A1)
• Leave Motorway (Signposted Newry)
• At Roundabout take 2nd exit A1
• Hillsborough Roundabout
• At Roundabout take 2nd exit
• Junction with Newry Bypass (Damolly Roundabout)
• Take 3rd exit into bypass (Signposted Dublin, Dundalk)
• In 0.6mile at Carnbane roundabout forward McCann's Corner Roundabout (Junction with A2 / B113)
• Take 2nd exit
• Border with Republic of Ireland
• Forward N1
• Junction with N52/R173
• At Roundabout take 3rd exit N1 (Signposted Castleblaney, Dundalk)
• Junction with R177
• In 0.2 mile bear right into Dundalk
• Follow Signs Mullingar, Ardee N52
• In 1.5 miles turn left
• Ardee
• Turn right N52 (Signposted Drumconrath, Kells)
• Junction with R162
• At crossroads forward Carlanstown
• Ceanannus Mor (Kells)
• Follow signs Mullingar N52
• Clonmellon
• Turn Left
• Delvin
• Junction with N4
• At roundabout forward
• Junction with unclassified road
• Turn right into Mullingar
• Follow Signs Tulllamore N52
• Tyrrellspass
• Turn Right N6 (Signposted Athlone)
• Kilbeggan
• Turn Left N52 (Signposted Tullamore)
• Tullamore
• Follow Signs Birr
• N5 Kilcormac
• Birr
• Follow signs Roscrea N62
• Junction with N52
• Turn Right N52 (Signposted Nenagh)
• Riverstown
• Branch right R489 (Signposted Portumna)
• Junction with R438
• Bear Left turn right
• Junction with N65
• Turn right N65
• Portumna