R281 road (Ireland)

R281 road
At the Glenaniff River in Tawnaleck, Co. Leitrim
Route information
Length:	30.6 km (19.0 mi)
Major junctions
From:	R280 in Kinlough
	Joins R282 to Manorhamilton Leaves R282 at Rossinver R283 at Kiltyclogher
To:	N16 at Glenfarne
Location
Primary destinations:	County Leitrim Kinlough Buckode Rossinver Kiltyclogher Glenfarne
Road network
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional ← R280 R282 →

The R281 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Kinlough and Glenfarne in County Leitrim.

From Kinlough the road passes along the south shore of Lough Melvin before joining the R282 near Rossinver. After about 1 km (0.6 mi) the R281 leaves the R282 towards Kiltyclogher. In Kiltyclogher, a monument to Seán Mac Diarmada, a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, occupies the roundabout junction with the R283. From here the road continues southeast to end in Glenfarne. The road is 30.8 km (19.1 mi) long.