Frommer's® Ireland 2002 Book

	List of Maps	ix
	What's New in Ireland	1
	The Facts About Foot-and-Mouth	2
1	The Best of Ireland	4
1	The Best Picture-Postcard Towns	5
2	The Best Natural Wonders	8
3	The Best Castles	9
4	The Best of Ancient Ireland	10
5	Remnants of the Golden Age: The Best Early Christian Ruins	11
6	The Best Literary Spots	12
7	The Best Gardens	13
8	The Best Attractions for the Whole Family	13
9	The Best Active Vacations	14
10	The Best Luxury Accommodations	14
11	The Best Moderately Priced Accommodations	15
12	The Best Restaurants	16
	Not Just Boiled Potatoes Anymore	17
13	The Best Pubs	18
14	The Best Websites	18
2	Planning Your Trip to Ireland	20
1	The Lay of the Land	20
2	The Regions in Brief	21
3	Visitor Information	24
4	Entry Requirements & Customs	25
5	Money	26
6	When to Go	28
	Ireland Calendar of Events	29
7	Health & Insurance	35
8	Tips for Travelers with Special Needs	36
	Summer School	37
9	Getting There	39
10	Planning Your Trip Online	43
11	Getting Around	46
	Money-Saving Rail & Bus Passes	50
12	From Cottages to Castles: Putting a Roof over Your Head	53
13	Tips on Restaurants & Pubs	58
	Dining Bargains	59
14	Tips on Sightseeing & Shopping	61
15	Tracing Your Irish Roots	62
16	Suggested Itineraries	64
	Fast Facts: Ireland	65
3	Ireland Outdoors	71
1	Bicycling	71
2	Walking	73
	National Parks	74
3	Bird-Watching	75
4	Golf	77
5	Horseback Riding	78
6	Fishing	78
	Angling for Trout & Salmon	79
7	Kayaking	80
8	Sailing	81
9	Diving	82
10	Windsurfing	83
4	Dublin	84
1	Orientation	85
	The Neighborhoods in Brief	90
2	Getting Around	91
	Fast Facts: Dublin	94
3	Accommodations	97
4	Dining	110
	Picnic, Anyone?	119
5	Seeing the Sights	123
	The Book of Kells	127
	Monumental Humor	135
	Family Favorites	140
6	The Great Outdoors	144
7	Spectator Sports	147
8	Shopping	148
	New Kid on the Block: The Old City	149
9	Dublin After Dark	154
10	Side Trips from Dublin	162
5	Out from Dublin	173
1	County Wicklow & County Carlow	173
2	County Kildare: Ireland's Horse Country	190
	Beyond the Pale in County Laois	194
3	Counties Meath & Louth/The Boyne River Valley	197
6	The Southeast	206
1	County Wexford	206
	A Trip Through History: Exploring the Ring of Hook	216
2	County Waterford	223
3	South Tipperary	236
4	County Kilkenny	247
7	Cork: The Rebel City	262
1	Orientation	262
2	Getting Around	265
	Fast Facts: Cork City	266
3	Accommodations	266
4	Dining	269
5	Attractions	272
6	Spectator Sports & Outdoor Pursuits	275
7	Shopping	275
8	Cork After Dark	277
8	Out from Cork	280
1	Kinsale	280
2	East Cork	289
3	West Cork	293
	Southern Exposure: An Excursion to Cape Clear Island	296
9	County Kerry: "The Kingdom"	310
1	The Iveragh Peninsula	310
2	Killarney	321
3	The Dingle Peninsula	335
	Swimming with a Dolphin	341
4	Tralee	346
10	The West: Limerick, Clare & Mayo	352
1	Limerick City & Environs	352
2	County Clare	363
	Knowing Your Castles	368
3	County Mayo	382
	A Trip to Clare Island	386
11	Galway City	393
1	Orientation	394
	Souvenir Stories: The Claddagh Ring	394
2	Accommodations	397
3	Dining	399
4	Attractions	402
5	Spectator Sports & Outdoor Pursuits	404
6	Shopping	405
7	Galway City After Dark	407
8	Side Trips from Galway City	409
12	Out from Galway	414
1	The Galway Bay Coast	414
2	Connemara	418
	An Excursion to Inishbofin	421
	Malachy Kearns, the Bodhran Maker	424
	Lough Inagh & the Walk to Maum Ean Oratory	427
13	The Northwest: Yeats Country & Donegal	433
1	Sligo & Yeats Country	434
2	Donegal Town	447
3	The Donegal Bay Coast	453
4	The Atlantic Highlands	461
5	The Inishowen Peninsula	468
14	The Midlands: Along the River Shannon	473
1	Lower Shannon: The Lough Derg Drive	473
2	Middle Shannon: From Birr to Athlone	482
3	Upper Shannon: From Lough Ree to Lough Allen	487
15	Northern Ireland	493
1	Northern Ireland Essentials	497
	Fast Facts: Northern Ireland	499
2	Belfast	501
3	Side Trips from Belfast	511
4	The Causeway Coast & the Glens of Antrim	520
	Going to the Birds: A Trip to Rathlin Island	523
5	The Mourne Mountains	528
6	Derry City	535
7	The Sperrin Mountains	547
8	The Fermanagh Lakelands	552
Appendix	Ireland in Depth	560
1	History 101	560
	Dateline	560
	Did You know?	570
2	Ireland Today	571
3	Language	573
	Index	574