title: R297 road (Ireland)
text: # R297 road (Ireland)
  
  The R297 road is a regional road in counties Sligo and Mayo, in Ireland. It connects the N59 road near Dromore West to the N59 again at Dooyeaghny, just inside the Mayo border, 19.5 kilometres (12.1 mi) away (map).
  
  The government legislation that defines the R297, the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 (Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012), provides the following official description:
  
      Dromore West, County Sligo — Dooyeaghny, County Mayo
      Between its junction with N59 road at Dromore West in the county of Sligo and its junction with N59 road at Dooyeaghny in the county of Mayo via Easky, Rathlee, Kilglass, Cloonaderavally, Inishcrone and Bunnanilra in the county of Sligo.
  