anyone been on galway city to carraroe?

samhradh · 04-01-2010 06:57PM #1

hi all,
just wondering if anyone has driven galway city to carraroe early in morning- have be out there for 9 for next few mornings .. i heard there was a bad patch in furbo near padraigins...any advice? thanks

biko · 04-01-2010 07:05PM

Very icy road conditions around Galway city, particularly on the N59/Clifden Rd at Bushy Park. • Care is advised along the Old N6 between Ballinasloe & Althone as there is ice in spots. Back roads around Ballinasloe are also dangerous.

http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/

Discodog · 04-01-2010 07:32PM

The worst spot is by the Great Wall of Furbo. Other than that the road was OK this evening.

samhradh · 05-01-2010 11:24AM

thanks for that , where exactly is great wall of furbo? drive out there 6-7 times month, just not familiar with it??

LowOdour · 05-01-2010 12:28PM

Heard the road out spiddel/invern was very bad in spots this morning....best bit of advice is to go around 1 or 2....the sun might have improved it very slightly.
I presume when the other poster said the great wall of furbo he meant from Paidricins heading back. Its pretty bad there too id say.

quietobserver · 05-01-2010 02:46PM

samhradh wrote: »

thanks for that , where exactly is great wall of furbo? drive out there 6-7 times month, just not familiar with it??

after barna and before the connemara coast hotel, its a long tall wall on the seaside of the road. deflects the suns rays from october to july

GerardKeating · 05-01-2010 10:51PM

samhradh wrote: »

hi all,
just wondering if anyone has driven galway city to carraroe early in morning- have be out there for 9 for next few mornings .. i heard there was a bad patch in furbo near padraigins...any advice? thanks

I drive part of it most days (but opposite direction), you are grand up to Spideal, apart from the "great Wall of Furbo" which seem to be finally cleared today.

After Spideal, the road gets steadily worse, the further one gets from town, but as long as you take it easy you should be grand.

Allow 90/120 minutes for the journey..

samhradh · 07-01-2010 10:33PM

thanks all for the really informative replies really appreciate it- luckily i got to reschedule things until weather improves, would imagine conemara so beautiful these days ...

mercuroman · 08-01-2010 11:03AM

Just to let you know I've driven this the last 2 days and its fine at the moment. Couple of spot after Spiddal where its a little bit icy but no problems at all.
Unless things really deteriorate over the weekend you should be fine driving it next week

samhradh · 08-01-2010 07:07PM

thanks , cheers for that mercuroman, that is a relief

anyone been on galway city to carraroe?

Comments