The
R747 road is a
regional road in
Ireland running north-west/south-east from the
M9 near
Ballitore in
County Kildare to
Arklow in
County Wicklow, a distance of . <imagemap>File:IMG_R747westward5075w.jpg|thumb|350px|left|The R747 road poly 1606 580 1610 692 1910 684 1926 632 2000 630 2006 556
Tinahely poly 1626 816 1608 874 1614 936 1994 926 1994 868 1950 854 1962 808 1778 802
Shillelagh </imagemap> From its junction with the M9 it heads east to the former
N9. It crosses this at a staggered junction and enters County Wicklow almost immediately and southeast it crosses the
N81 in the town of
Baltinglass. It continues southeast through
Kiltegan before crossing into
County Carlow for a short distance where it passes through
Hacketstown. Back in County Wicklow it crosses the
Wicklow Way and enters the southern end of the
Wicklow Mountains near
Tinahely.