Your Better Off Saving Rás Tailteann 1971 

25th. June - 4th.July

Route

Stage 1:     Dublin To Dunleer, 40 Miles.
Dublin, Swords, Balbriggan Drogheda, Dunleer.

Stage 2:     Dunleer To Clones, 86 Miles.
Dunleer, Dundalk, Newry, Armagh, Aughnacloy, Monaghan, Clones.

Stage 3:     Clones To Sligo, 80 Miles.
Clones, Belturbet, Killashandra, Mohill, Drumsna, Carrick-On-Shannon, Boyle, Collooney, Ballysodare, Sligo.

Stage 4:     Sligo To Oughterard, 115 Miles.
Sligo, Ballysodare, Collooney, Tubercurry, Charlstown, Swinford, Forford, Castlebar, Ballinrobe, Oughterard.

Stage 5:     Oughterard To Milltown-Malbay, 72 Miles.
Oughterard, Glaway, Oranmore, Kilcolgan, Kinvara, Lisdoonvarna, Ennistymon, Milltown-Malbay.

Stage 6 A:  Milltown-Malbay To Kilrush, 17 Mile T.T.
Creagh, Corraclare, Kilrush.

Stage 6 B:  Tarbert To Dunquin, 70 Miles.
Talbert, Listowel, Tralee, Derrymore, Camp, Lougher, Anascaul, Lispole, Dingle, Ventry, Dunquin.

Stage 7:      Dunquin To Castletownbere, 116 Miles.
Drunquin, Vetry, Dingle, Lispole, Anascaul, Inch, Castlemaine, Farranfore, Killarney, Kenmare, Glengariff, Castletownbere.

Stage 8 A:  Castletownbere To Killarney, 54 Miles.
Castletownbere, Ardgroom, Lauragh, Kenmare, Kilgarvan, Crohane, Killarney.

Stage 8 B:  Killarney Criterium ,25 Miles.

Stage 9:     Killarney To Roscrea, 109 Miles.
Killarney, Farranfore, Castleisland, Abbeyfeale, Newcastlewest, Rathkeale, Adare, Limerick, Nenagh, Moneygall, Roscrea.

Stage 10:   Roscrea To Dublin, 76 Miles.  
Roscrea, Mountrath, Portlaoise, Monasterevin, Kildare, Naas, Dunlin. 

 

Colm Nulty Winner Of The 1971 Rás Tailteann

Race Director:   Joe Christle

Stage Winners :

Stage 1: Dublin To Dunleer 40 Miles.   B. McKenna (Meath B) 1-21-10

Stage 2: Dunleer To Clones 86 Miles.  J. Mangan (Kerry)  3-40-55

Stage 3: Clones To Sligo 80 Miles.   B. Flynn (Kerry) 3-41-30

Stage 4: Sligo To Oughterard, 115 Miles.  N.Clarke (Meath A) 5-04-30

Stage 5: Oughterard to Milltown-Malbay 72 Miles.  L. Clarke (Meath A) 3-14-30

Stage 6A: Milltown-Malbay To Kilrush, 17 Mile T.T.  B.Flynn (Kerry) 45-46

Stage 6B: Tarbert To Dunquin, 70 Miles.   J. McConville (Armagh) 3-18-15

Stage 7: Dumquin To Castletownbere, 116 Miles.   C.Nulty (Meath A)  5-20-12

Stage 8A: Castletownbere To Killarney, 54 Miles.  B. Flynn (Kerry) 2-21-16

Stage 8B:  Killarney Criterium 25 Miles.   R. Gaughier (France) 1-14-25

Stage 9:  Killarney To Roscrea, 109 Miles.   M. O'Donoghue (Carlow)  4-38-00

Stage 10: Roscrea To Dublin 76 Miles.  B.Flynn ( Kerry)  2-50.15

John Mangan, Kerry Stage Winner & Second Overall

General Classification 

1. 2.       3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

C. Nulty, Meath A J. Mangan, Kerry      G. Howard, Dublin J. McConville, Armagh B. Flynn, Kerry   T.P. Reilly, Meath A S. Kennedy, Meath A B. McKenna, Meath B B. Connaughton Meath A M. O’Donoghue, Carlow

37- 38-06       08-16       13-48       15-50       15-50       19-33       22-16       22-49       22-52       24-50

Team Meath A

C. Nulty, S.Kennedy, L.Clarke, B. Connaughton, T.P.Reilly, N. Clarke

 

Larry Clarke Meath A Winner Of Stage 5

List Of Competitors 1971 

Meath A 1.       C. Nulty 2.       S. Kennedy 3.       L. Clarke 4.       B. Connaughton 5.       T.P. Reilly 6.       N. Clarke           Meath B 7.       D. Meehan 8.       B. McKenna 9.       T. Kennedy 10.    M. McKenna 11.    O. McKenna 12.    B. Everett           Meath 13.    T. Reilly           Carlow 14.    M. O’Donoghue 15.    M. Kinsella 16.    P. Murphy 17.    J. Lawlor           Dublin 18.    D. Carroll 19.    G. Howard 20.    S. O’Hanlon 21.    J. Roche               Armagh 22.    J. McConville           Kerry 23.    J. Mangan 24.    B. Flynn 25.    P. Healy 26.    M. Lacey 27.    M. Moriarty 28.    G. Mangan           Cork 29.    M. Cahill 30.    J. O’Sullivan 31.    P. Sargent 32.    D. O’Reilly 33.    C. Moylan 34.    J. Keogh          Galway 35.    T. Gavin 36.    T. O’Neill 37.    P. Costello 38.    T. Kelly

Louth 39.    J. Murphy 40.    P. Arrowsmith 41.    N. McGuill          Waterford 42.    D. McHale 43.    M. Collins 44.    N. Lynch 45.    M. Christle 46.    S. O’Tuathail           France 47.    G. Puissegur 48.    D. Lefol 49.    J.L. Marionneau 50.    R. Gauthier 51.    D. Caqueret 52.    R. Lozingo           Mayo 53.    P. Hyland 54.    D. Moran           Antrim 55.    B. Davey 56.    G. McCoole 57.    H. Mulholland 58.    P. Magee 59.    M. Tinnelly 60.    J. Cough           Tipperary 61.    W. Kennedy 62.    J. Cashin 63.    T. Cuddihy 64.    F. Hickey 65.    T. Shanahan           Kildare 66.    E. Thackaberry           Down 67.    B. Monaghan 68.    J. Traynor 69.    S. O’Hare           Sligo 70.    T. Mooney 71.    N. Davey 72.    J. Mullaney 73.    M. O’Hara           Cavan 74.    E. Reilly 75.    B. Holmes

Mike O'Donoghue Carlow Stage Winner