Oranmore to Kilkenny

yew_tree

Heading this route on Friday evening - anybody know the quickest way down or the best route? I could go on the M6 for a bit or go the old road to Loughrea > Portumna > Birr etc....any opinions?

westmidlands

I live out the east of the county and the way you suggested is the way I normally do this journey, I head for Portumna, then Birr, Roscrea, Borris in Ossory, Durrow, Kilkenny. The only part of the journey I don't like is the Portumna to Birr road but the rest of the journey is OK. The whole journey takes my about 2hrs 15mins or so, I would be roughly 20 minutes from Portumna.

If you put this journey in to the AA Routeplanner it suggests sending you up the M6 and taking the exit for Tullamore, then heading for Portlaoise and on to Kilkenny but this seems like a very long way round just for the benefit of the motorway.

RubyGirl

westmidlands wrote: »

I live out the east of the county and the way you suggested is the way I normally do this journey, I head for Portumna, then Birr, Roscrea, Borris in Ossory, Durrow, Kilkenny. The only part of the journey I don't like is the Portumna to Birr road but the rest of the journey is OK. The whole journey takes my about 2hrs 15mins or so, I would be roughly 20 minutes from Portumna.

If you put this journey in to the AA Routeplanner it suggests sending you up the M6 and taking the exit for Tullamore, then heading for Portlaoise and on to Kilkenny but this seems like a very long way round just for the benefit of the motorway.

Same as, Portumna is best route, enjoy concert.

yew_tree

Cheers for the advice guys

finlma

I do the route regularly and always go Portumna route, from Oranmore it takes around 2:30. You could do it in 2:15 if there were no tractors or farmers in the road. Takes around 2:30 if you go on the motorway and turn off for tullamore but it's nearly 40km longer. Heading that way myself later for the gig too. Enjoy

yew_tree

finlma wrote: »

I do the route regularly and always go Portumna route, from Oranmore it takes around 2:30. You could do it in 2:15 if there were no tractors or farmers in the road. Takes around 2:30 if you go on the motorway and turn off for tullamore but it's nearly 40km longer. Heading that way myself later for the gig too. Enjoy

Thanks Finlma

flazio

Wouldn't M6 to Kilbeggan, N52 to Tullamore, N80 to Portlaoise and then N77 to Kilkenny be quicker and more high quality roads?