Rás Tailteann

1st. July - 10th. July 1966

Route

Stage 1:  Tom Clarke Stage,   Dublin To An Uaimh   27 Miles.
Dublin, Via Ashtown, Cloee, Dunshaughlin, An Uaimh.

Stage 2: Michael Mallon Stage, Navan to Dundalk 42 Miles.
An Uaimh, Kells, Ardee Dundalk.

Stage 3: Sean MacDiarmada Stage, Dundalk To Ballyjamesduff 77 Miles.
Dundalk, Castleblaney, Monaghan, Clones, Cavan, Ballyjamesduff.

Stage 4: Eamonn Ceant Stage, Ballyjamesduff To Ballinasloe 85 Miles.
Ballyjamesduff, Castlepollard, Mullingar, Athlone Ballinasloe.

Stage 5: Con Colbert Stage, Ballinasloe To Limerick 87 Miles.
Ballinasloe, Portumna, Scarriff, Ennis, Limerick.

Stage 6: Tom Kent Stage, Limerick To Killarney 95 Miles.
Limerick, Newcastlewest, Abbeyfeale, Listowel, Tralee, Killarney

Stage 7: James Connolly Stage, Killarney (Circuit) 30 Miles.

Stage 8: Thomas McDonagh Stage, Killarney To Carrick-On -Suir 98 Miles.
Killarney, Mallow, Mitchelstown, Cahir, Clonmel, Carrick-On-Suir.

Stage 9: Joseph Plunkett Stage, Carrick-On-Suir To Kilcullen 72 Miles.
Carick-On-Suir, Kilkenny, Carlow, Castledermot, Kilcullen.

Stage 10: Patrick Pearse Stage, Kilcullen To Dublin. 42 Miles.
Kilcullen, Naas , Dublin Phoenix Park Circuit.

Shay O'Hanlon Dublin Winner Of Three Rás Tailteann's

Race Director :     Joe Christle

Gene Mangan Winner Of Three Stages In the 66 Rás

Stage Winners.

Stage 1: Dublin To An Uaimh 27 Miles.   S. O'Hanlon (Clann Brugha C.C)  57-50

Stage 2: Navan To Dundalk 42 Miles.  J. Bellay (France)   1-40-00

Stage 3: Dundalk To Ballyjamesduff 77 Miles.   E. Flanagan (Kildare)  2-59-10

Stage 4: Ballyjamesduff To Ballinasloe 71 Miles.   G. Mangan (Setanta C.C.)  2-50-10

Stage 5: Ballinasloe To Limerick 87 Miles.  J. Dieumegart (France) 3-35-10

Stage 6: Lmerick To Killarney. 97 Miles.  G. Mangan (Setanta C.C.)  3-26-10

Stage 7: Killarney Circuit 30 Miles   G. Mangan (Setanta C.C.) 58-24

Satge 8: Killarney To Carrick-On-Suir 98 Miles.  S. O'Hanlon (Clann Brugha C.C.) 4-00-15

Stage 9: Carrick-On-Suir To Kilcullen 72 Miles.   R. Shaw (Clann Brugha C.C.)  3-00-15

Stage 10: Kilcullen To Dublin 42 Miles.    P. Flanagan (Kildare) 1-27-10

Ned Flanagan, Kildare Winning Stage 3 Into Ballyjamesduff

 General Classification

1. 2.       3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

S. O’Hanlon Clann Brugha C.C. J. Bellay, France       J. Dorgan, Cork  M. O’Donoghue, Carlow J. Kennedy, Setanta C.C.   M. Creighton, Navan R. C. P. Flanagan, Kildare B. Monaghan, Down J. Dieunegard, France T. Murphy, Monaghan

25-02-38        04-09       05-47       06-57       08-36       08-37       09-51       09-57       10-07       10-51

Team Winners France
J.Bellay, P.Ropert, J.Dieumegard, S. Gimenos

Paddy Flanagan Kildare Winner Of Stage 10 From Kilcullen To Dublin

Competitors Of The 1966 Rás