Frommer's Ireland from $80 a Day Book

	List of Maps	vii
	What's New in Ireland	1
1	The Best of Ireland from $80 a Day	4
1	The Best Websites	5
2	The Best Picture-Postcard Irish Towns	5
3	The Best Tiny Seaside Villages	8
4	The Best Free Attractions & Open Sites	9
5	The Best Active Vacations	10
6	The Best Beaches	10
7	The Best Natural Wonders	11
8	The Best Castles	12
9	The Best of Ancient Ireland	12
10	Remnants of the Golden Age: The Best Early Christian Ruins	13
11	The Best Literary Spots	14
12	The Best Gardens	15
13	The Best Attractions for the Whole Family	16
14	The Best Pubs	17
15	The Best Restaurants You Can Afford	18
16	Where to Forget Your Budget: The Best Places to Eat	19
17	The Best B&Bs	19
18	Where to Forget Your Budget: The Best Places to Stay	20
2	Planning an Affordable Trip to Ireland	22
1	Fifty Money-Saving Tips	23
2	The Regions in Brief	27
3	Visitor Information	30
4	Entry Requirements & Customs	30
5	Money	32
	Euro & U.S. Dollar Equivalents	32
	What Things Cost in Dublin	34
6	Health & Insurance	34
	What Things Cost in Galway	35
7	When to Go	37
	Ireland Calendar of Events	38
8	Tips for Travelers with Special Needs	43
9	Getting There	49
	What You Can Carry On--And What You Can't	54
10	Planning Your Trip Online	55
11	Getting Around	57
	Money-Saving Rail & Bus Passes	62
12	Suggested Itineraries	65
13	Finding an Affordable Place to Stay	66
14	Finding the Best Shopping Bargains	72
15	Tracing Your Irish Roots	75
16	Recommended Books & Films	77
	Fast Facts: Ireland	78
3	Ireland Outdoors	83
1	Bicycling	83
	A Few Helpful Addresses	85
2	Walking	85
	National Parks	86
3	Bird-Watching	88
4	Golf	89
5	Horseback Riding	90
6	Fishing	91
7	Kayaking	92
8	Sailing	92
9	Diving	93
10	Windsurfing	94
4	Dublin	96
1	Orientation	97
	Neighborhoods in Brief	102
2	Getting Around	104
	Getting Around Dublin (Cheap)	107
	Fast Facts: Dublin	108
3	Accommodations You Can Afford	110
	Saving Money on Accommodations in Dublin	116
4	Great Deals on Dining	123
	Taking Afternoon Tea	124
	Picnic, Anyone?	125
5	Seeing the Sights	131
	Suggested Itineraries	131
	The Book of Kells	136
	A Monumental Kind of Humor	142
	Walk the Streets, Find the Writers	148
	Family Favorites	150
6	Special Events	151
7	Organized Tours	153
8	Outdoor Pursuits	155
9	Spectator Sports	158
10	Shopping	158
	New Kid on the Block: The Old City	159
11	Dublin Nights	165
	Warning: Late-Night Crime	167
12	Easy Excursions from Dublin	174
5	Out from Dublin	181
1	County Wicklow: The Garden of Ireland	181
	The Irish Round Tower	185
2	County Kildare: Ireland's Horse Country	199
3	County Meath: The County of Kings	204
4	County Louth: Where Cuchulainn Walked	209
6	The Southeast	213
1	Wexford Town & County Wexford	213
	Fast Facts: Wexford	218
2	Waterford City & County Waterford	230
	Fast Facts: Waterford City	231
3	Easy Excursions into South Tipperary	246
4	Kilkenny City & Environs	255
	Fast Facts: Kilkenny City	256
	Reading Ireland's Castles	260
7	Cork City	270
1	Orientation	271
	Fast Facts: Cork City	273
2	Accommodations You Can Afford	273
3	Great Deals on Dining	277
4	Seeing the Sights	279
5	Special Events	282
6	Spectator Sports & the Great Outdoors	283
7	Shopping	283
8	Cork After Dark	285
8	Out from Cork	288
1	Kinsale	288
2	East Cork	296
3	West Cork	300
9	The Southwest: County Kerry	314
1	The lveragh Peninsula	314
2	Killarney & Its Lakes	324
	Fast Facts: Killarney	327
3	The Dingle Peninsula	339
	Fast Facts: Dingle	340
	Swimming with a Dolphin	344
4	Tralee	351
	Fast Facts: Tralee	352
	A Shortcut to County Clare	353
10	The West	357
1	Limerick City & Environs	357
	Fast Facts: Limerick City	359
2	County Clare	368
3	County Mayo	387
	The Pirate Queen	390
	Two Islands	392
11	Galway City	399
1	Orientation	399
	Fast Facts: Galway City	400
2	Accommodations You Can Afford	402
3	Great Deals on Dining	406
4	Seeing the Sights	408
	Souvenir Stories: The Claddagh Ring	409
5	Outdoor Pursuits	410
6	Special Events	411
7	Shopping	412
8	Galway After Dark	413
12	Out from Galway	416
1	South of Galway City	416
2	The Aran Islands: Inishmor & Inisheer	420
3	Connemara	424
	An Excursion to Inishbofin	427
	Lough Inagh & the Walk to Maum Ean Oratory	428
13	The Northwest	439
1	Sligo & Yeats Country	439
	Fast Facts: Sligo	442
2	Donegal Town	453
	Fast Facts: Donegal	454
3	The Donegal Bay Coast	459
4	The Atlantic Highlands	468
	Gaelic Spoken Here	470
5	The Inishowen Peninsula	477
14	The Midlands: Along the River Shannon's Shores	482
1	Lower Shannon: The Lough Derg Drive	482
	Rent-a-Cottage	488
2	Middle Shannon: From Birr to Athlone	489
3	Upper Shannon: From Lough Ree to Lough Allen	495
15	Northern Ireland	501
1	Orientation	505
	Money Alert! The Pound & Not the Euro	506
	Fast Facts: Northern Ireland	508
2	Belfast	509
	Fast Facts: Belfast	512
3	Out from Belfast	520
4	The Causeway Coast & the Glens of Antrim	529
5	The Mourne Mountains	536
6	Derry City	541
	Fast Facts: Derry	544
	Pub Grub	550
7	The Sperrin Mountains	553
8	Enniskillen & the Fermanagh Lakelands	557
Appendix	Ireland in Depth	563
1	History 101	563
	Dateline	563
	Did You Know?	573
2	Ireland Today	574
3	Language	575
	Index	577