Will be heading down by bike and been folloewed by car load of dogs , so a route for car and or bike ,tried Sat Nav and it gives lots of ways ,but don't know the roads in that area . Can anyone give me few ideas . Thank you . 
Can anyone give good route to Oldcastle , Meath .
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Will be heading down by bike and been folloewed by car load of dogs , so a route for car and or bike ,tried Sat Nav and it gives lots of ways ,but don't know the roads in that area . Can anyone give me few ideas . Thank you .
Is it a hen party ?
it depends from where in NI you are travelling.If from Fermanagh direction go via N3 / Cavan bypass to Virginia. Turn off at Virginia then about 8 - 10 miles to Oldcastle or if travelling from Belfast I'd go down the M! and turn off for Ardee (2nd exit from M1 for Ardee), towards bottom of Ardee main street turn right towards Kells, R154 I think. Twisty Road for about 20 miles with a staggered T junction half way, go straight across this junction. It's all sign posted anyway. About 13 miles from Kells to Oldcastle.
Very much country roads to get to Oldcastle from Kells or Virginia.
Hope this helps.
Very much country roads to get to Oldcastle from Kells or Virginia.
Hope this helps.
If not in a hurry you could go Dundalk, Carrickmacross, Kingscourt, Bailieborough, Virginia and on to Oldcastle. Or even Newry, Crossmaglen and on to Carrickmacross then carry on. Granted it's longer than just going Ardee, Kells and Virginia but it would be a much nicer run on the bike.
Ardee Kells there & Castleblaney, Armagh home?
from armagh - keady - castleblayney - shercock - ballieborough - virginia - oldcastle (doing this on saturday 
- done before
or enniskillen - a509 n3 then ballyjamesduff oldcastle
- done before or enniskillen - a509 n3 then ballyjamesduff oldcastle
patzx12
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Pity you have a car in tow, there are some fantastic roads around Oldcastle including the legendary FORE road race location
The Foolish Fellow
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i'd usually go down through Enniskillen and into Cavan, Virginia, .....
I like the sound of this , better than motorway , I don't like straight lines at 70 .. Any more ideas . Coming from Belfast . The car can go another way ..from armagh - keady - castleblayney - shercock - ballieborough - virginia - oldcastle (doing this on saturday
or enniskillen - a509 n3 then ballyjamesduff oldcastle
