S.I. No. 271/1988:

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF KILKENNY) REGULATIONS, 1988.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF KILKENNY) REGULATIONS, 1988.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 and 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and section 46 of the said Act as amended by section 25 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968) hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Kilkenny) Regulations, 1988.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1^st day of November, 1988.

3. In these Regulations save where the context otherwise requires "the Act" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;

"built-up area speed limit" and "special speed limit" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Part IV of the Act;

"distance" means distance as measured along the centre line of a road;

"National Road" means a road declared to be a National road in the Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 (Declaration of National roads) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1977 ) and any reference to the number of such road shall be a reference to the number of such road as shown in column 1 of the First Schedule or column 1 of the Second Schedule to the aforementioned Order;

"perimeter road" means a road on and along the roadway of which there runs the boundary of a borough;

"road" means a public road;

4. (1) Each of the roads described in the First Schedule to these Regulations is hereby declared not to be a public road in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Act.

(2) Each of the roads described in the Second Schedule to these Regulations is hereby declared to be a public road in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Act.

5. Forty miles per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.

6. There shall be excepted from the special speed limit prescribed in article 5 of these Regulations and from the built-up area speed limit the following:--

( a ) ambulances,

( b ) fire brigade vehicles, and

( c ) vehicles used by members of the Garda Síochána in the performance of their duties as such members.

7. The Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Kilkenny) Regulations, 1977 (S.I. 332 of 1981) are hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Roads declared not to be public roads in a built-up area for the purposes of Section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

1. The following roads in the town of Callan:--

( a ) Lower Haggardsgreen, The Ballywalter Road.

( b ) The Kilkenny Road (National Road N76) for a distance of 46 metres from the town boundary.

( c ) The Minnauns road for a distance of 489 metres from the town boundary.

( d ) The Coolagh Road between the town boundary and a point 92 metres south-east of its junction with the Clonmel Road.

( e ) The Clonmel Road (National Road N76) between the town boundary and a point 83 metres south-west of its junction with the Coolagh Road.

( f ) Chapel Lane between its junction with the Carrabine Bridge road and a point 41 metres north-west of its junction with Green Street.

( g ) The Carrabine Bridge Road for a distance of 128 metres from the point where the town boundary intersects the northern side of the road.

( h ) The laneway leading from the Carrabine Bridge road to the King's River.

( i ) Flaggy Lane between its junction with Upper Haggardsgreen and a point 28 metres west of its junction with Lower Bridge Street.

( j ) Upper Haggardsgreen between its junction with the Ballywalter Road and a point 10 metres west of its junction with the Kilkenny Road (National Road N76).

2. The following roads in the Borough of Kilkenny:--

( a ) The Old Glendine Road, The Castleinch Road.

( b ) The Castlecomer Road (National Road N77) for a distance of 1,188 metres from the borough boundary.

( c ) College Road (National Road N76) and its continuation as the Callan Road (National Road N76) for a distance of 600 metres from the borough boundary.

( d ) The Circular Road between the borough boundary and a point 18 metres south-east of its junction with the Castleinch Road.

( e ) The Ballycallan Road for a distance of 164 metres from the borough boundary.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Roads declared to be public roads in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

1. The following roads at Ballyhale:--

( a ) The Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N9) between a point 26 metres south of its junction with the Station Road and a point 350 metres south of its junction with the Coolmore Road.

( b ) The Coolmore Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N9).

2. The following roads at Ballyragget:--

( a ) The Square, The Fair Green.

( b ) Castle Street and its continuation as the Kilkenny Road (National Road N37) for a distance of 875 metres from the junction of Castle Street with the Square.

( c ) High Street and its continuation as the Castlecomer Road (National Road N77) for a distance of 366 metres from the junction of High Street with Patrick Street.

( d ) Patrick Street and its continuation as Smith's Road for a distance of 120 metres from the junction of Patrick Street with High Street.

( e ) Moat Street and its continuation as the Moatpark Road between the junction of Moat Street with the Square and a point 128 metres north of the junction of the Moatpark Road with the Fair Green.

( f ) Bridge Street for a distance of 270 metres from its junction with the Square.

3. The following roads at Bennettsbridge:--

( a ) The Ring, Marian Terrace.

( b ) The Thomastown-Kilkenny road between a point 326 metres south-east of its junction with the road to Ring and a point 265 metres north of its junction with the Annamult Road.

( c ) The Gowran Road for a distance of 605 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Thomastown Road.

( d ) The Maddockstown Road for a distance of 440 metres from its junction with the Gowran Road.

( e ) The Link Road between the Maddockstown Road and the Gowran Road.

( f ) The Annamult Road for a distance of 125 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny Road.

( g ) The Danesfort Road for a distance of 65 metres from its junction with the Annamult Road.

( h ) The Tullaherin Road for a distance of 290 metres from its junction with the Thomastown Road.

4. The following roads adjacent to the town of Callan:--

( a ) Fair Green Lane, Mill Street.

( b ) The Dunnamaggan Road for a distance of 137 metres from the point where the boundary of the town of Callan intersects the north-eastern side of the road.

( c ) The easternmost laneway leading from Mill Street to the King's River.

5. The following roads at Castlecomer:--

( a ) Market Lane, Market Square, Mill Lane, The Glebe, Love Lane, Maryville Housing Scheme Roads, Hospital Lane, Donaguille Road, Chatsworth Row, Hillside View Housing Estate Road.

( b ) The Kilkenny-Dublin Road (National Road N78) between a point 110 metres south of its junction with Hospital Lane and a point 480 metres east of its junction with Barrack Street.

( c ) Barrack Street and its continuation as the Ballyragget Road between the junction of Barrack Street with the Kilkenny-Dublin Road (National Road N78) and a point 183 metres north-west of the junction of the Ballyragget Road with Love Lane.

( d ) The Old Road between its junction with the Ballyragget Road and a point 20 metres west of its western junction with the Glebe.

( e ) The Clogh Road for a distance of 21 metres from its junction with the Skehana Road.

( f ) The Skehana Road for a distance of 140 metres from its junction with Chatsworth Row.

( g ) The Prince Road for a distance of 70 metres from its junction with Chatsworth Row.

6. The following roads at Clogh:--

( a ) The Abbeyleix-Castlecomer road between a point 1,235 metres north of its junction with the Cloneen Road and a point 275 metres south of the said junction.

( b ) The Clooneen Road for a distance of 78 metres from its junction with the Abbeyleix-Castlecomer road.

( c ) The Chatsworth Housing Scheme Roads.

7. The following roads at Dunnamaggan:--

( a ) The Callan-Knocktopher road between a point 110 metres north-west of its junction with the Raheen Road and a point 735 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Raheen Road for a distance of 35 metres from its junction with the Callan-Knocktopher road.

8. The following roads at Fiddown:--

( a ) The Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24) between a point 72 metres south of its junction with the Strand Road and a point 430 metres north-west of its junction with the Rathmore Road.

( b ) The Rathmore Road for a distance of 295 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Carrick-on Suir road (National Road N24).

9. The following roads at Freshford:--

( a ) The Square.

( b ) The Kilkenny-Thurles road between a point 115 metres south-east of its junction with the Clintstown Road and a point 211 metres west of its junction with Bohergloss Street.

( c ) The Clintstown Road for a distance of 37 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Thurles road.

( d ) The Moat Road for a distance of 95 metres from its junction with the Uppercourt Road.

( e ) Chapel Street and its continuation as the Uppercourt Road for a distance of 256 metres from the junction of Chapel Street with the Kilkenny-Thurles road.

( f ) Buncrusha Street and its continuation as the Ballylarkin Road for a distance of 686 metres from the junction of Buncrusha Street with the Kilkenny-Thurles road.

( g ) The road connecting Buncrusha Street with the Kilkenny-Thurles road.

( h ) Bohergloss Street and its continuation as the Ballyragget Road for a distance of 275 metres from the junction of Bohergloss Street with the Kilkenny-Thurles road.

10. The following road at Galmoy:--

The Moneynamuck-Rathreagh road between a point 517 metres north-west of Moneynamuck Cross roads and a point 977 metres north-west of the said crossroads.

11. The following roads at Gathabawn:--

( a ) The Foyle Bridge-Beggar Cross road between a point 270 metres northwest of its junction with the Foyle North Road and a point 220 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Foyle North road for a distance of 90 metres from its junction with the Foyle Bridge-Beggar Cross road.

( c ) The Ballylehaun Road for a distance of 88 metres from its junction with the Foyle Bridge-Beggar Cross Road.

12. The following roads at Glenmore:--

( a ) The Robinstown-Jamestown road between a point 580 metres south-west of its junction with the Graiguenakill Road and a point 220 metres north-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Graiguenakill road for a distance of 90 metres from its junction with the Robinstown-Jamestown road.

( c ) The Creamery Road for a distance of 240 metres from its junction with the Robinstown-Jamestown road.

( d ) The Mullinavat Road for a distance of 40 metres from its junction with the Robinstown-Jamestown road.

3. The following roads at Goresbridge:--

( a ) Chapel Street, Cluain Mhuire Road.

( b ) The Borris-Gowran road between the centre point of the Barrow Bridge and a point 348 metres west of its junction with Barrack Street.

( c ) Barrowmount Road for a distance of 183 metres from its junction with the Borris-Gowran road.

( d ) Barrack Street and its continuation as the Carlow Road for a distance of 183 metres from the junction of Barrack Street with the Borris-Gowran road.

4. The following roads at Gowran:--

( a ) The Mill Road.

( b ) The Carlow-Waterford road (National Road N9) between its junction with the Goresbridge road and a point 46 metres south of its junction with the Chapel Road.

( c ) The Kilkenny Road for a distance of 165 metres from its junction with the Carlow-Waterford road (National Road N9).

( d ) The Chapel road between its junction with the Carlow-Waterford road (National Road N9) and a point 101 metres south of its junction with the Kilkenny Road.

15. The following roads at Graiguenamanagh:--

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Carlow road 336 metres north of its junction with the Thomastown Road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:--

( a ) the northwestermost point of the Fairview Cottages Road,

( b ) a point on the Killeen Road 86 metres north of its junction with the Fairview Cottages Road,

( c ) a point on the Ullard Road 348 metres north-east of its junction with Barrow Lane,

( d ) the easternmost point of the Quay,

( e ) the centre point of Graiguenamanagh Bridge,

( f ) a point on the New Ross Road 180 metres south of its junction with the Inistioge Road,

( g ) a point on the Inistioge Road 51 metres west of its junction with the New Ross Road,

( h ) a point on the Thomastown Road 31 metres north-west of its junction with the Carlow Road,

( i ) a point on the Moneen road 160 metres north-west of its junction with the Thomastown Road,

( j ) a point on the Cemetery Road 200 metres north of its junction with the Moneen Road,

and from the last-mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Carlow Road.

16. The following roads at Hugginstown:--

( a ) The Newmarket-Kyleva road between a point 235 metres north of Hugginstown Cross and a point 110 metres south of the said Cross.

( b ) The Barnadown Road for a distance of 200 metres west of Hugginstown Cross.

( c ) The Coolmore Road for a distance of 43 metres east of its junction with the Newmarket-Kyleva road.

17. The following roads at Inistioge:--

( a ) Hatchery Lane, The Square.

( b ) The Thomastown-New Ross road between a point 320 metres north of its junction with the Killeen Road and a point 70 metres east of its junction with the Graiguenamanagh Road.

( c ) The Killeen Road for a distance of 340 metres from its junction with the Thomastown-New Ross road.

( d ) The Ballyduff road for a distance of 275 metres from its junction with the Kileen Road.

18. The following roads at Johnstown:--

( a ) The Square.

( b ) The Dublin-Cork road (National Road N8) between a point 700 metres north-east of its junction with the Square and a point 220 metres south-west of the said junction.

( c ) The Kilkenny Road for a distance of 403 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Cork road (National Road N8).

( d ) The Canal Road for a distance of 410 metres from its junction with the Square.

19. The following roads at Kells:--

( a ) The Kilkenny-Kilmaganny road between a point 25 metres north-west of its junction with the Ennisnag Road and a point 270 metres north-west of its junction with the Stoneyford Road.

( b ) The Haggard Road for a distance of 135 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Kilmaganny road.

( c ) The Stoneyford Road between its junction with the Kilkenny-Kilmaganny road and a point 30 metres east of its junction with the Kilree Road.

20. The following roads adjacent to the Borough of Kilkenny:--

( a ) The Mount Brilliant Road, The New Road, The Old Golf Links Road, The Newpark Cottages Road, Lover's Lane, Asylum Lane, Coote's Lane, Park View Road, O'Loughlin Road, Old Sion road, Glendine Heights Housing Estate Roads.

( b ) The Kilkieran Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Old Golf Links Road.

( c ) The Johnswell Road for a distance of 78 metres from its junction with the Old Golf Links Road.

( d ) The Cellarstown Road between the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny and a point 14 metres east of its junction with O'Loughlin Road.

( e ) The Waterford road (National Road N10) for a distance of 42 metres from the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny.

( f ) The Kells Road where the said road is a perimeter road.

( g ) The Tullaroan or Bonnetstown road for a distance of 69 metres from the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny.

( h ) The Granges Road (National Road N76) for a distance of 247 metres from the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny.

( i ) The Bleach road for a distance of 105 metres from the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny.

( j ) The continuation of Ballybought Street between the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny and its junction with the New Road.

( k ) The New Glendine Road for a distance of 1,050 metres from the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny.

( l ) The Freshford Road for a distance of 640 metres from the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny.

( m ) The Bennettsbridge Road for a distance of 440 metres from the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny.

( n ) Gardenvillas, Larchfield, Edenvale Close, Beechpark, Willow close, Maple Drive, Elm Green, Hawthorn Avenue, Woodbine Avenue, Sycamore Drive, Pinewood Avenue, Hazel Grove, Laurel Green, Laurel Grove, Laurel Court, Laurel Drive, Laurel Avenue, Cypress Avenue, Cypress Court, Cypress Green, Cypress Grove, Noremount, Riverview, Archers Court, Cedarwood Drive, Cedarwood Park, Cedarwood Crescent, Cedarwood Close, Cedarwood Avenue, Loughboy Park, Westfield, Oak Road, Millview Close, Larkfield Avenue, The Dell, Dukesmeadow Avenue.

( o ) The Dublin Road (National Road N10) for a distance of 979 metres south-east of the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny.

( p ) The New Sion Road for a distance of 898 metres from its junction with the Dublin Road (National Road N10).

( q ) The Bohernatounish Road between its junction with the Waterford Road and a point 31 metres from its junction with the Ring Road.

( r ) The Outrath Road for a distance of 610 metres from its junction with the Bohernatournish Road.

21. The following roads at Kilmacow (Upper):--

( a ) The Waterford-Dangan road between a point 895 metres north-east of its junction with the Clogga Road and a point 266 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Clogga road for a distance of 190 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Dangan road.

22. The following roads at Kilmaganny:--

( a ) The Kilkenny-Carrick-on-Suir road between a point 775 metres north of its junction with the Newmarket Road and a point 35 metres south-west of its junction with the Windgap Road.

( b ) The Newmarket Road for a distance of 520 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Carrick-on-Suir road.

23. The following roads at Kilmanagh:--

( a ) The Tullaroan-Kilkenny road between a point 90 metres north-west of Harris' crossroads and a point 90 metres south of its junction with the Ballyfrunk Road.

( b ) The Pottlerath Road for a distance of 90 metres from Harris' crossroads.

( c ) The Callan Road for a distance of 200 metres from its junction with the Tullaroan-Kilkenny road.

( d ) The Ballyfrunk Road for a distance of 90 metres from its junction with the Tullaroan-Kilkenny road.

24. The following roads at Knocktopher:--

( a ) The Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N10) between a point 137 metres south-east of its junction with the Kells Road and a point 485 metres south of its junction with the Thomastown Road.

( b ) The Thomastown Road (National Road N9) for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N10).

( c ) The Kilmaganny Road for a distance of 220 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N10).

25. The following roads at Mooncoin:--

( a ) The Pound Cottages Road.

( b ) The Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24) between a point 465 metres east of its junction with the Doornane Road and a point 302 metres north-west of its junction with the Pollrone Road.

( c ) The Doornane Road for a distance of 295 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24).

( d ) The Grante Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24).

( e ) Chapel Street for a distance of 238 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24).

( f ) The road leading from the northern side of the Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24) at a point 275 metres north-west of the junction of the latter road with the Pollrone Road.

( g ) The Pollrone Road for a distance of 70 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24).

26. The following roads at Mullinavat:--

( a ) The Waterford-Kilkenny road (National Road N9) between a point 20 metres south of its junction with the Creamery Road and a point 165 metres north of its junction with the New Ross Road.

( b ) The Piltown Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Kilkenny road (National Road N9).

( c ) The Glenmore road for a distance of 110 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Kilkenny road (National Road N9).

( d ) The New Ross road for a distance of 37 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Kilkenny road (National Road N9).

27. The following road at Owning:--

The Piltown-Kilmaganny road between a point 320 metres south-east of its junction with the Ballyhenebery Road and a point 110 metres north-west of its junction with the Curraghmore Road.

28. The following roads at Piltown:--

( a ) The Creamery Road, The Tower Road.

( b ) The Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24) between a point 128 metres north-west of its junction with the Ardclone Road and a point 330 metres west of its junction with Kerr's Road.

( c ) The Owning Road between its junction with the Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24) and a point 60 metres north-east of its junction with the Belline Housing Estate Road.

( d ) Kerr's Road for a distance of 366 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24).

( e ) The Tibberaghny Road for a distance of 70 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Carrick-on-Suir road (National Road N24).

29. The following roads at Slieverue:--

( a ) The Bull Ring Road.

( b ) The New Ross-Waterford road (National Road N25) between a point 284 metres north-east of its junction with the Kilmacow Road and a point 425 metres south-west of the said junction.

( c ) The Kilmacow Road for a distance of 137 metres from its junction with the New Ross-Waterford road (National Road N25).

30. The following roads at Stoneyford:--

( a ) The Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N10) between a point 101 metres north-east of its junction with the Kells Road and a point 92 metres south-east of its junction with the Thomastown Road.

( b ) The Kells Road for a distance of 385 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N10).

( c ) The Thomastown Road for a distance of 28 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N10).

( d ) The Stonecarthy Road for a distance of 28 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N10).

( e ) The Norelands road for a distance of 28 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny-Waterford road (National Road N10).

31. The following road at Templeorum:--

The Piltown-Mullenbeg road between a point 145 metres south-west of its southernmost junction with the Church Road and a point 25 metres north of its northernmost junction with the said road.

32. The following roads at Thomastown:--

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Kilkenny road 92 metres north of Lady's Well Cross Roads and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:--

( a ) a point on the Carlow Road (National Road N9) 137 metres north of its junction with Newtown Terrace,

( b ) a point on the Graiguenamanagh Road 183 metres north-east of its junction with the Inistioge Road,

( c ) a point on the Inistioge road 230 metres south-east of its junction with the Graiguenamanagh Road.

( d ) a point on the Creamery Road 390 metres south-east of its junction with the Ballyhale Road.

( e ) a point on the Ballyhale Road (National Road N10) 183 metres south-west of its junction with the Creamery Road,

( f ) a point on the Station road 202 metres south-west of its junction with Market Street,

( g ) a point on the Newtown Road 28 metres north-west of its junction with the Kilkenny Road.

and from the last mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Kilkenny Road.

33. The following roads at Tullaroan:--

( a ) The Kilkenny Road for a distance of 320 metres from its junction with the Freshford-Kilmanagh road.

( b ) The Creamery Road for a distance of 115 metres from its junction with the Freshford-Kilmanagh road.

( c ) The Freshford-Kilmanagh road between a point 320 metres north-west of its junction with the Kilkenny Road and a point 230 metres south-east of the said junction.

34. The following roads at Urlingford:--

( a ) St. Mary's Terrace.

( b ) The Dublin-Cork road (National Road N8) between a point 92 metres north-east of its junction with the Kilkenny Road and a point 230 metres south-west of its junction with the Killenaule or Gortnahoe Road.

( c ) The Killenaule or Gortnahoe Road for a distance of 335 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Cork road (National Road N8).

( d ) The New Line for a distance of 183 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Cork and (National Road N8).

( e ) Lumper Lane for a distance of 125 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Cork road (National Road N8).

( f ) The Kilkenny Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Cork road (National Road N8).

( g ) Mill Street and its continuation as the Island Road for a distance of 211 metres from the junction of Mill Street with the Dublin-Cork road (National Road N8).

35. The following roads adjacent to the County Borough of Waterford:--

( a ) The Kilkenny or Dublin road (National Road N9) for a distance of 55 metres from the point where the boundary of the county borough of Waterford intersects the northern side of the road.

( b ) The Rockshire Road between the boundary of the county borough of Waterford and a point 46 metres north of its junction with the Smartscastle Road.

( c ) The Smartscastle Road for a distance of 275 metres from its junction with the Rockshire Road.

( d ) The New Ross Road (National Road N25) for a distance of 183 metres from the point where the boundary of the county borough of Waterford intersects the south-eastern side of the road.

( e ) The Abbey Road for a distance of 610 metres from its junction with the Waterford-Kilkenny road (National Road N9).

36. The following road at Windgap:--

The Callan-Carrick-on-Suir road between a point 245 metres south-east of Windgap crossroads and a point 150 metres north-west of the said crossroads.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Roads in respect of which a special speed limit of 40 miles per hour is prescribed.

1. The following roads at Boherboy and Paulstown:--

( a ) The Carlow Road (National Road N9) for a distance of 770 metres from its junction with the Kellymount Road.

( b ) The Kilkenny Road (National Road N10) for a distance of 225 metres from its junction with the Kellymount Road.

( c ) The Waterford Road (National Road N9) for a distance of 515 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny road (National Road N10).

( d ) The Goresbridge Road for a distance of 670 metres east of its junction with the Waterford Road (National Road N9).

( e ) The Kellymount Road for a distance of 40 metres from its junction with the Kilkenny Road (National Road N10).

2. The following roads in and adjacent to the town of Callan:--

( a ) The Clonmel Road (National Road N76) between a point 83 metres south-west of its junction with the Coolagh Road and a point 320 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Kilkenny Road (National Road N76) between a point 385 metres north-east of the town boundary and a point 46 metres south-west of the said boundary.

3. The following roads at Castlecomer:--

( a ) The Kilkenny road (National Road N78) between a point 110 metres south of its junction with Hospital Lane and a point 5 metres north of its junction with Ward's Lane.

( b ) The Dublin Road (National Road N78) between a point 480 metres east of its junction with Barrack Street and a point 1,345 metres east of the said junction.

4. The following roads at Dungarvan:--

( a ) The Waterford-Carlow road (National Road N9) between a point 80 metres north-west of its junction with the Bramblestown Road and a point 205 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Bramblestown Road between its junction with the Waterford-Carlow road (National Road N9) and a point 25 metres north-east of its junction with the Coppanagh Road.

( c ) The Coppanagh Road for a distance of 25 metres from its junction with the Bramblestown Road.

5. The following road at Graiguenamanagh:

The New Ross Road between a point 180 metres south of its junction with the Inistioge road and a point 545 metres south of the said junction.

6. The following roads at Johnstown:--

( a ) The Cork Road (National Road N8) between a point 220 metres south-west of its junction with the Square and a point 700 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Rathdowney Road for a distance of 395 metres from its junction with the Canal Road.

7. The following roads in and adjacent to the Borough of Kilkenny:--

( a ) The Castlecomer Road (National Road N77) between a point 1,188 metres south-east of the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny and a point 606 metres north of its junction with the New Glendine Road.

( b ) The Waterford Road (National Road N10) between a point 42 metres south of the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny and a point 760 metres south of the said boundary.

( c ) College Road (National Road N76) and its continuation as the Callan Road (National Road N76) between a point 600 metres north-east of the boundary of the borough of Kilkenny and a point 290 metres south-west of the said boundary.

8. The following road adjacent to the Urban District of New Ross:--

The Waterford Road (National Road N25) for a distance of 460 metres from the boundary of the urban district of New Ross.

9. The following roads at the Rower:--

( a ) The Graiguenamanagh-New Ross road between a point 275 metres south-west of its junction with the Old New Ross Road and a point 275 metres north of the said junction.

( b ) The Inistioge Road for a distance of 20 metres from its junction with the Graiguenamanagh-New Ross road.

( c ) The Ballynunry Road for a distance of 37 metres from its junction with the Graiguenamanagh-New Ross road.

( d ) The Old New Ross Road for a distance of 20 metres from its junction with the Graiguenamanagh-New Ross road.

10. The following roads at Thomastown:--

( a ) The Carlow Road (National Road N9) between a point 137 metres north of its junction with Newtown Terrace and a point 605 metres north of the said junction.

( b ) The Ballyhale road (National Road N9) between a point 183 metres south-west of its junction with the Creamery Road and a point 760 metres south-west of the said junction.

11. The following roads at Urlingford:--

( a ) The Dublin-Cork road (National Road N8) between a point 230 metres south-west of its junction with the Killenaule or Gortnahoe Road and a point 375 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Dublin-Cork road (National Road N8) between a point 92 metres north-east of its junction with the Kilkenny Road and a point 192 metres north-east of the said junction.

12. The following roads adjacent to the County Borough of Waterford:--

( a ) The Kilkenny Road (National Road N9) between a point 55 metres west of the point where the boundary of the county borough of Waterford intersects the northern side of the road and a point 343 metres north of its junction with the Newrath Road.

( b ) The New Ross Road (National Road N25) between a point 183 metres north-east of the point where the boundary of the county borough of Waterford intersects the south-eastern side of the road and a point 425 metres south-west of the junction of the Kilmacow road with the New Ross-Waterford road (National Road N25) at Slieverue.

( c ) The Abbey Road between a point 101 metres from the boundary of the county borough of Waterford and a point 1,735 metres from the said boundary.

( d ) The Slieverue By-Pass between a point 1,120 metres north-east of the point where the boundary of the county borough of Waterford intersects the south-eastern side of the road and a point 1,141 metres from the said boundary.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment

this 21st day of October, 1988.

PADRAIG FLYNN,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations replace the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (county of Kilkenny) 1981 ( S.I. No. 332 of 1981 ) and alter the speed limits applicable to certain roads in County Kilkenny.

The Regulations exclude the public roads mentioned in the First Schedule from the scope of the built-up area speed limit of 30 m.p.h. prescribed by section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

The Regulations declare that the roads mentioned in Second Schedule, which would otherwise be outside the scope of the built-up area speed limit of 30 m.p.h. shall be subject to that limit.

The Regulations prescribe a speed limit of 40 m.p.h. in respect of the public roads mentioned in the Third Schedule.

Ambulances, fire brigade vehicles and Garda Sióchana vehicles while being used in the course of duty are exempted from all speed limits by the Regulations.