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The R115 road is a regional road in counties Dublin and Wicklow in Ireland. It follows the Military Road ((アイルランド語:An Bóthar Míleata))〔(Military Road ) Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-12-04.〕 for its entire length. The R115 is long; the full length of the Military Road (Rathfarnham to Aghavannagh) is .〔( R115 road ) Google Maps. Retrieved: 2011-12-04.〕〔(Military Road ). Google Maps. Retrieved: 2011-12-04.〕 The Military Road runs north-south across the spine of the Wicklow Mountains. It was constructed between 12 August 1800 and October 1809, in the wake of the 1798 rebellion, to open up the mountains to the British Army to assist them in putting down insurgents who were hiding there. Rathfarnham itself was the scene of some skirmishes in the early days of the rising.〔(The Military Road ) by John Godden. Retrieved: 2011-12-04.〕 It was one of the first purpose-built roads in Ireland. Four barracks were built along the way at Glencree, Laragh, Glenmalure, and Aghavannagh. The engineer in charge was Alexander Taylor (b. 1746), who was responsible for many other roads in the country, including some turnpike roads (toll roads).〔 == Route == The official definition of the R115 from the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006'' 〔(Statutory Instrument 188 of 2006 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006 ), ''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie). Retrieved 2010-08-02.〕 reads: :R115: Rathfarnham, County Dublin - Laragh, County Wicklow :Between its junction with R114 at Butterfield Avenue Rathfarnham in the county of South Dublin and its junction with R755 at Laragh in the county of Wicklow via Grange Road, Willbrook Road, Ballyboden Road, Scholarstown Road, Stocking Lane and Military Road in the county of South Dublin: Glencree, Liffey Head Bridge, Sally Gap and Drummin in the county of Wicklow. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「R115 road (Ireland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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