Lonely Planet Ireland,9780864427533

Lonely Planet Ireland

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ISBN13: 9780864427533
ISBN10: 0864427530
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-03-01
Publisher(s): Lonely Planet
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Summary

This reference features a special chapter detailing activities, from canoeing to cycling to water-skiing; information on finding the best pint and Irish music; up-to-date facts on Irish politics, history, and architecture; and details of transport routes, from heady Dublin's nightlife to the wilds of Burren in County Clare. 79 maps., 28 in color.

Table of Contents

The Authors 9(3)
This Book 12(2)
Foreword 14(3)
Introduction 17(2)
Facts About Ireland
19(36)
History
19(13)
Geography & Geology
32(2)
Climate
34(1)
Ecology & Environment
35(2)
Flora & Fauna
37(2)
Population & People
39(1)
Education
40(1)
Arts
40(12)
Society & Conduct
52(1)
Religion
53(1)
Language
54(1)
Facts for the Visitor
55(37)
Highlights
55(1)
Suggested Itineraries
56(1)
Planning
56(1)
Responsible Tourism
57(1)
Tourist Offices
57(1)
Visas & Documents
58(2)
Embassies & Consulates
60(2)
Customs
62(1)
Money
62(3)
Post & Communications
65(3)
Internet Resources
68(1)
Books
68(3)
Films
71(1)
Newspapers & Magazines
72(1)
Radio & TV
73(1)
Video Systems
73(1)
Photography & Video
73(1)
Time
74(1)
Electricity
74(1)
Weights & Measures
74(1)
Laundry
75(1)
Toilets
75(1)
Health
75(3)
Women Travellers
78(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers
78(1)
Disabled Travellers
78(1)
Senior Travellers
79(1)
Travel with Children
79(1)
Dangers & Annoyances
79(1)
Legal Matters
80(1)
Business & Pub Hours
80(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events
81(2)
Language Courses
83(1)
Work
83(1)
Accommodation
84(2)
Food
86(1)
Drinks
87(1)
Entertainment
88(1)
Spectator Sports
89(2)
Shopping
91(1)
Activities
92(14)
Walking
92(6)
Cycling
98(2)
Fishing
100(1)
Water Sports
100(2)
Birdwatching
102(1)
Golf
103(1)
Hang-Gliding & Paragliding
103(1)
Rock Climbing
104(1)
Horse Riding
104(1)
Scienc Routs
104(2)
Getting Three & away
106(9)
Air
106(6)
Sea
112(2)
Land & Sea
114(1)
Organised Tours
114(1)
Getting Around
115(9)
Air
115(1)
Bus
115(1)
Car & Motorcycle
116(5)
Walking & Cycling
121(1)
Hitching
121(1)
Boat
121(1)
Local Transport
121(1)
Organised Tours
122(2)
The Republic of Ireland
124(5)
History
124(2)
Government & Politics
126(2)
Economy
128(1)
Dublin
129(85)
History
130(1)
Orientation
131(1)
Information
131(8)
South of the Liffey
139(21)
North of the Liffey
160(8)
Outside the Centre
168(7)
Activities
175(1)
Organised Tours
176(1)
Places to Stay
177(8)
Places to Eat
185(6)
Entertainment
191(8)
Spectator Sports
199(1)
Shopping
199(1)
Getting There & Away
200(1)
Getting Around
201(3)
Around Dublin
204(1)
Dun Laoghaire
204(5)
Dalkey
209(1)
Howth
209(3)
Swords
212(1)
Malahide
212(1)
Newbridge House
212(1)
Lusk Heritage Centre
213(1)
Skerries
213(1)
County Wicklow
214(20)
Wicklow Mountains
215(1)
Enniskerry
216(1)
Powerscourt Estate
217(1)
Glencree
217(1)
Sally Gap
218(1)
Lough Tay & Lough Dan
218(1)
Roundwood
218(1)
Glenmacnass
219(1)
Wicknow Gap
219(1)
Glendalough
219(5)
Glenmalure
224(1)
Western Wicklow
225(1)
Blessington
225(1)
Russborough House
226(1)
Glen to Imaal
227(1)
Baltinglass
227(1)
The Coast
227(1)
Bray
228(1)
Kilmacanogue
229(1)
Greystones to Wicklow
229(1)
Wicklow & Around
230(1)
Southern Wicklow
231(1)
Rathdrum
231(1)
Vale of Avoca
232(1)
Arklow
233(1)
Counties Wexford & Waterford
234(33)
County Wexford
234(1)
Wexford
234(6)
Around Wexford Town
240(1)
Rosslare Strand
241(1)
Rosslare Harbour
241(2)
South of Rosslare Harbour
243(1)
Kilmore Quay
243(1)
Saltee Islands
243(1)
Hook Peninsula
244(2)
New Ross
246(1)
Around New Ross
247(1)
Enniscorthy
247(2)
Ferns
249(1)
Gorey
250(1)
Courtown
250(1)
Mt Leinster
251(1)
Wexford Coastal Walk
251(1)
County Waterford
251(1)
Waterford
251(8)
Passage East
259(1)
Dunmore East
260(1)
Tramore
260(1)
Tramore to Dungarvan
261(1)
Dungarvan
261(2)
An Rinn (Ring)
263(1)
Ardmore
263(1)
Northern County Waterford
264(1)
Cappoquin
265(1)
Lismore
265(2)
County Cork
267(49)
Cork
267(11)
Around Cork City
278(1)
Blarney
278(1)
Ballincollig
279(1)
Passage West
279(1)
Crosshaven
279(1)
Fota Wildlife Park
279(1)
Cobh
279(2)
Midleton
281(1)
Youghal
282(2)
West Cork
284(1)
Kinsale & Around
284(4)
Kinsale to Clonakilty
288(1)
Clonakilty
289(2)
Around Clonakilty
291(1)
Rosscarbery to Skibbereen
292(1)
Skibbereen & Around
293(2)
Baltimore
295(1)
Clear Island
296(1)
Sherkin Island
297(1)
Mizen Head Peninsula
298(1)
Ballydehob
298(1)
Schull
298(2)
West of Schull to Mizen Head
300(1)
Bantry
301(4)
Sheep's Head Peninsula
305(1)
Walking
305(1)
Ahakista
305(1)
Kilcrohane
305(1)
Beara Peninsula (Ring of Beara)
306(1)
Orientation & Information
306(1)
Glengarriff
306(2)
Sugarloaf Mountain
308(1)
Adrigole
308(1)
Hungry Hill
308(1)
Castletownbere
308(1)
Bere Island
309(1)
Dunboy Castle & Puxley Mansion
310(1)
Dursey Island
310(1)
Allihies & the Copper Mines
310(1)
Eyeries & Ardgroom
311(1)
Lauragh (County Kerry)
311(1)
Northern Cork
312(1)
Fermoy
312(1)
Mallow & Around
312(1)
Inland Cork
313(1)
Bandon
313(1)
Michael Collins Ambush Site
313(1)
Gougane Barra Forest Park
313(3)
County Kerry
316(39)
Killarney & Around
316(1)
Killarney
316(5)
Around Killarney
321(3)
Ring of Kerry
324(1)
Killorglin
325(2)
Kerry Bog Village Museum
327(1)
Glenbeigh
327(1)
Kells
328(1)
Cahirciveen
328(1)
Portmagee
329(1)
Valentia Island
330(1)
Skelling Islands
331(1)
Waterville
332(1)
Skelling Ring
333(1)
Caherdaniel
333(1)
Staigue Fort
334(1)
Sneem
334(1)
Kenmare
335(3)
Tralee & Northern Kerry
338(1)
Tralee
339(3)
Fenit
342(1)
Banna Strand & Ballyheigue
342(1)
Rattoo Round Tower
343(1)
Ballybunion
343(1)
Listowel
343(1)
Dingle Peninsula
344(1)
Tralee to Dingle via Connor Pass
344(2)
Tralee to Dingle via Annascaul
346(1)
Castlemaine to Dingle
346(1)
Dingle
347(4)
West of Dingle
351(1)
Ballyferriter
352(1)
Dunquin & Around
353(1)
Blasket Islands
354(1)
Counties Limerick & Tipperary
355(26)
County Limerick
355(1)
Limerick
355(6)
Around Limerick
361(1)
Adare & Around
362(3)
County Tipperary
365(1)
Tipperary
365(2)
Glen of Aherlow & Galtee Mountains
367(1)
Cashel
367(4)
Athassel priory
371(1)
Cahir
371(2)
Mitchelstown Caves
373(1)
Clonmel
373(2)
Around Clonmel
375(1)
Fethard
376(1)
Carrick-on-Suir
376(2)
Ahenny & Kilkieran High Crosses
378(1)
Thurles
378(1)
Holy Cross Abbey
378(1)
Roscrea
379(1)
Lough Derg
380(1)
Nenagh & Around
380(1)
County Kilkenny
381(15)
Kilkenny
381(10)
Central Kilkenny
391(1)
Bennettsbridge
391(1)
Thomastown & Around
392(1)
Inistioge
393(1)
Graiguenamanagh
393(1)
Duiske Abbey
394(1)
Gowran
394(1)
Southern Kilkenny
394(1)
Mullinavat
394(1)
Northern Kilkenny
394(1)
Castlecomer & Around
394(1)
Dunmore Cave
395(1)
Central South
396(30)
County Kildare
396(1)
Grand & Royal Canals
396(2)
Maynooth & Around
398(1)
Celbridge
399(1)
Straffan
400(1)
Bog of Allen
401(1)
Rathangan
401(1)
Hill of Allen
401(1)
Robertstown
401(1)
Naas
401(1)
Newbridge & the Curragh
402(1)
Kildare
402(3)
Naas to Carlow
405(1)
Athy
406(1)
County Carlow
406(1)
Carlow
407(1)
Tullow
408(1)
Borris
409(1)
Mt Leinster
409(1)
South Leinster Way
409(1)
County Laois
409(1)
Portlaoise
410(1)
Rock of Dunamase
410(1)
Emo Court & Demesne
411(1)
Stradbally
411(1)
Portarlington
411(1)
Lea Castle
412(1)
Mountmellick
412(1)
Mountrath & Around
412(1)
Slieve Bloom Mountains
413(1)
Western Laois
413(1)
Abbeyleix
414(1)
Timahoe
414(1)
Durrow
414(1)
Killeshin Church
414(1)
county Offaly
415(1)
Birr
415(2)
Leap Castle
417(1)
Slieve Bloom Mountains
418(1)
Banagher & Around
419(1)
Shannonbridge
420(1)
Clonmacnoise
420(4)
Tullamore
424(1)
Durrow Abbey
425(1)
Edenderry
425(1)
County Clare
426(35)
Ennis & Around
426(7)
Eastern & South-Eastern Clare
433(1)
Shannon Airport
433(1)
Bunratty
434(1)
Cratloe
435(1)
Killaloe & Around
436(1)
Killaloe to Mountshannon
437(1)
Mountshannon & Around
437(1)
South-Western & Western Clare
438(1)
Killimer
439(1)
Kilrush
439(1)
Scattery Island
440(1)
Kilkee
440(1)
Kilkee to Loop Head
441(1)
Kilkee to Ennistymon
442(2)
Ennistymon
444(1)
Liscannor & Around
445(1)
Hag's Head
446(1)
Cliffs of Moher
446(1)
The Burren
447(3)
Doolin
450(2)
Around Doolin
452(1)
Lisdoonvarna
452(1)
Ballyreen
453(1)
Fanore
453(1)
Black Head & Cathair Dhun Iorais
454(1)
Ballyvaughan & Around
454(2)
Central Burren
456(1)
Kilfenora
457(1)
Corofin & Around
458(1)
Leamanegh Castle
458(1)
Northern Burren
459(2)
County Galway
461(37)
Galway
461(12)
South of Galway City
473(1)
Clarinbridge & Kilcolgan
474(1)
Kinvara & Around
474(1)
Gort & Around
475(1)
Connemara
475(1)
Getting There & Away
476(1)
Spiddal
476(1)
Spiddal to Roundstone
476(3)
Roundstone
479(1)
West of Roundstone
479(1)
Oughterard
479(2)
Lough Corrib
481(1)
Maam Cross to Leenane
481(1)
Leenane
481(1)
Recess & Around
482(1)
Clifden
483(1)
Around Clifden
484(1)
Cleggan
484(1)
Inishbofin Island
484(1)
Letterfrack
485(1)
Connemara National Park
486(1)
North of Letterfrack
486(1)
Killary Harbour & Around
487(1)
Aran Islands
487(1)
History
488(1)
Books & Maps
488(1)
Getting There & Away
489(1)
Getting Around
489(1)
Inishmor
489(4)
Inishmaan
493(1)
Inisheer
494(2)
Eastern Galway
496(1)
Getting There & Away
496(1)
Ballinasloe & Around
496(1)
Clonfert Cathedral
496(1)
Loughrea & Around
496(1)
Portumna
497(1)
Counties Mayo & Sligo
498(35)
County Mayo
498(1)
Cong
498(3)
Around Cong
501(2)
Westport
503(3)
Around Westport
506(2)
Delphi
508(1)
Clare Island
508(1)
Inishturk Island
508(1)
Newport
509(1)
Around Newport
509(1)
Achill Island
510(3)
Bangor Erris
513(1)
Mullet Peninsula
513(1)
Pollatomish
514(1)
Ballycastle & Around
514(1)
Killara & Around
515(1)
Ballina & Around
516(2)
Crossmolia & Around
518(1)
Castlebar & Around
519(1)
Knock
520(1)
Gounty Sligo
521(1)
Sligo
521(5)
Around Sligo Town
526(1)
South of Sligo Town
527(2)
Lough Gill
529(1)
North of Sligo Town
530(3)
Central North
533(34)
County Cavan
533(3)
History
536(1)
Fishing
536(1)
Cavan
536(2)
Around Cavan Town
538(1)
Western Cavan
539(3)
County Monaghan
542(1)
History
542(1)
Monaghan
543(2)
Rossmore Forest Park
545(1)
Glaslough
545(1)
Clones & Around
546(1)
Carrickmacross & Around
546(1)
Inniskeen
547(1)
Castleblayney
547(1)
County Roscommon
548(1)
Strokestown & Around
548(2)
Boyle & Around
550(3)
Roscommon
553(1)
Western Roscommon
554(1)
County Leitrim
554(1)
Crrick-on-Shannon
555(1)
Around Carrick-on-Shannon
556(1)
Shannon-Erne Waterway
557(1)
Leitrim Way
557(1)
County Longford
557(1)
Lanesborough
557(1)
County Westmeath
558(1)
Mullingar
558(3)
Around Mullingar
561(1)
Fore Valley
562(1)
Athlone
563(1)
Around Athlone
564(3)
County Donegal
567(39)
Dongeal
567(5)
Lough Derg
572(1)
Lough Eske
572(1)
Rossnowlagh
572(1)
Ballyshannon
572(2)
Bundoran
574(1)
South-Western Donegal
575(1)
Mountcharles to Bruckless
575(1)
Killybegs
575(2)
Kilcar & Around
577(1)
Glencolumbcille
578(2)
Ardara & Around
580(1)
Dawros Head
581(1)
Glenties
581(1)
Inland to the Finn Valley
582(1)
North-Western Donegal
583(1)
Dungloe & Around
583(2)
Burtonport
585(1)
Arranmore
585(1)
Gweedore & Around
586(1)
Dunlewy
587(1)
Mt Errigal & the Poisoned Glen
587(1)
Gleveagh National Park
587(2)
Bloody Foreland
589(1)
Tory Island
589(1)
Falcarragh & Around
590(1)
Dunfanaghy & Around
590(2)
Dunfanaghy to Creeslough
592(1)
Letterkenny & Around
593(1)
Letterkenny
593(2)
Around Letterkenny
595(1)
North-Eastern Donegal
596(1)
Rosguil Peninsula
596(1)
Fanad Head Peninsula
597(2)
Inishowen Peninsula
599(7)
Counties Meath & Louth
606(42)
County Meath
606(2)
The Coast
608(1)
Duleek
608(1)
Brugh Na Boinne
609(4)
Slane
613(1)
Slane to Navan
614(1)
Navan
615(1)
Around Navan
616(1)
Tara
617(2)
Around Tara
619(1)
Trim
620(4)
Around Trim
624(1)
Kells
625(2)
Around Kells
627(1)
Loughcrew Cairns
627(1)
County Louth
627(1)
Drogheda
628(7)
Around Drogheda
635(2)
Collon
637(1)
Ardee
637(2)
The Coast Road
639(1)
Dundalk
640(2)
Around Dundalk
642(1)
Cooley Peninsula
643(5)
Northern Ireland
648(8)
History
648(5)
Government & Politics
653(1)
Economy
654(2)
Belfast
656(31)
History
656(1)
Orientation
657(1)
Information
658(4)
Around the Centre
662(5)
South of the Centre
667(2)
Art Galleries
669(1)
West Belfast
669(2)
Outside the Centre
671(3)
Organised Tours
674(1)
Special Events
675(1)
Places to Stay
675(3)
Places to Eat
678(3)
Entertainment
681(2)
Spectator Sports
683(1)
Getting There & Away
684(1)
Getting Around
685(2)
Counties Down & Armagh
687(32)
County Down
687(1)
History
687(1)
Belfast to Bangor
687(2)
Bangor
689(2)
Newtownards & Around
691(1)
Strangford Lough
692(2)
Ards Peninsula
694(3)
Lecale Peninsula
697(2)
Downpatrick
699(2)
Around Downpatrick
701(1)
Central County Down
701(3)
Southern Down & Mourne Mountains
704(5)
County Armagh
709(1)
Armagh
710(5)
Around Armagh
715(2)
South Armagh
717(2)
Counties Derry & Antrim
719(38)
County Derry
719(1)
Derry
719(12)
Limavady & Around
731(4)
Coleraine
735(1)
Dungiven & Around
735(1)
Plantation Towns
736(1)
Portstewart
737(1)
County Antrim
738(1)
Portrush
739(1)
Portballintrae
740(1)
Bushmills
741(1)
Giant's Causeway
741(2)
Giant's Causeway to Ballycastle
743(1)
Ballycastle
743(1)
Ballycastle
744(2)
Rathlin Island
746(1)
Murlough Bay
747(1)
Cushendun
747(1)
Cushendall
748(1)
Carnlough
749(1)
Glenarm
750(1)
Larne
750(1)
Islandmagee
751(1)
Carrickfergus & Around
752(1)
Antrim
753(1)
Ballymena & Around
754(1)
Lisburn & Around
755(2)
Counties Tyrone & Fermanagh
757(18)
County Tyrone
757(1)
Omagh
757(3)
Around Omagh
760(1)
Sperrin Mountains
761(1)
Cookstown
761(2)
Around Cookstown
763(1)
Dungannon
763(1)
Around Dungannon
764(1)
County Fermanagh
765(1)
Enniskillen
766(3)
Around Enniskillen
769(1)
Lough Erne
770(5)
Language 775(3)
Glossary 778(4)
Appendix-Place Names 782(8)
Index 790(1)
Text 790(9)
Boxed Text 799

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