Frommer's Ireland 2010 Book

LIST OF MAPS.

1 THE BEST OF IRELAND.

1 The Best Picture-Postcard Towns.

2 The Best Natural Wonders.

3 The Best Castles.

4 The Best of Ancient Ireland.

5 The Best Early Christian Ruins.

6 The Best Literary Spots.

7 The Best Gardens.

8 The Best Family Activities.

9 The Best Active Vacations.

10 The Best Luxury Accommodations.

11 The Best Moderately Priced Accommodations.

12 The Best Budget Accommodations.

13 The Best Restaurants.

14 The Best Pubs.

15 The Best Websites.

2 IRELAND IN DEPTH.

1 Ireland Today.

2 Looking Back at Ireland.

An Bhfuil Gaeilge Agat? (Do You Speak Irish?).

Dateline.

3 Ireland in Popular Culture.

4 Eating & Drinking in Ireland.

3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO IRELAND.

1 When to Go.

Ireland Calendar of Events.

2 Entry Requirements.

3 Getting There & Getting Around.

Road Rules in a Nutshell.

Money-Saving Rail & Bus Passes.

4 Money & Costs.

The Value of the Euro vs. Other Popular Currencies.

What Things Cost in Ireland.

5 Health.

6 Safety.

7 Specialized Travel Resources.

8 Sustainable Tourism.

It’s Easy Being Green.

Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource.

9 Special-Interest Trips & Escorted Tours.

Ask Before You Go.

10 Staying Connected.

11 Tips on Accommodations.

4 SUGGESTED IRELAND ITINERARIES.

1 The Regions in Brief.

2 The Best of Ireland in 1 Week.

3 The Best of Ireland in 2 Weeks.

4 The Best of Ireland for Families.

5 Discovering the North.

6 Exploring Ancient Ireland.

7 The Best Dublin Pub-Crawl.

8 Ireland for Free & by Public Transit.

5 IRELAND OUTDOORS.

1 Bicycling.

2 Walking.

Ireland’s National Parks.

3 Bird-Watching.

4 Golf.

5 Horseback Riding.

6 Fishing.

7 Kayaking.

8 Sailing.

A Bit of Adventure.

9 Diving.

10 Windsurfing.

6 DUBLIN.

1 Orientation.

Dublin Neighborhoods in Brief.

2 Getting Around.

Fast Facts: Dublin.

3 Where to Stay.

4 Where to Dine.

How to Eat Without Breaking the Bank.

How to Eat Like an Irishman.

5 Seeing the Sights.

Should You Purchase a Dublin Pass?

The Tortured Tale of the Hugh Lane Gallery.

Hard to Love: Jonathan Swift.

Monumental Humor.

Family Favorites.

6 Sports & Outdoor Pursuits.

7 Spectator Sports.

8 Shopping.

Five Cool Souvenirs for €5 (or Less!) in Dublin.

Going to Market.

9 Dublin After Dark.

Listen to the Music.

Staying Up Late.

Smaller Concert Venues.

10 Side Trips from Dublin.

7 AROUND DUBLIN.

1 County Wicklow & County Carlow.

Russborough House: A Life of Crime!

2 County Kildare: Ireland’s Horse Country.

St. Brigid: Early Feminist.

3 Counties Meath & Louth & the Boyne River Valley.

8 WEXFORD, WATERFORD & KILKENNY.

1 County Wexford.

A Trip Through History: Exploring the Ring of Hook.

The Rising (& Falling) of Vinegar Hill.

2 County Waterford.

Waterford Crystal: The End of an Era?

3 County Kilkenny.

9 COUNTY CORK.

1 Cork City.

Fast Facts: Cork City.

The Gift of Gab (or Is It Just Blarney?).

Brewing Up Loyalty.

2 Kinsale & South Cork.

Walking Tour: The Scilly Walk.

3 East Cork.

4 West Cork.

Who Was Michael Collins?

Southern Exposure: An Excursion to Cape Clear Island.

10 COUNTY KERRY.

1 The Iveragh Peninsula.

Exploring the Mysterious Skellig Islands.

2 Killarney.

Four Hikes in Killarney National Park.

Enjoying Spa Life, Irish-Style.

3 The Dingle Peninsula.

You Say “Dingle,” I Say “An Daingean”.

Up Close with Fungie.

4 Tralee.

Could You Be the Rose of Tralee?

11 TIPPERARY, LIMERICK & CLARE.

1 County Tipperary.

2 County Limerick.

There Once Was a Poet from Limerick.

3 County Clare.

Taking a (Moon) Shine to Potcheen.

The Lough Derg Drive.

Falling in Love with Love in Lisdoonvarna.

Spelunking in the Caves Around Doolin.

Modern Motorway Threatens Ancient Tara.

High Crosses: Icons of Ireland.

12 GALWAY, WESTMEATH & OFFALY.

1 The Galway Bay Coast.

2 Galway City.

Souvenir Stories: The Claddagh Ring.

13 MAYO, SLIGO & THE NORTH SHANNON VALLEY

1 County Mayo.

A Trip to Clare Island.

Local Hero: Pirate Grace O’Malley.

2 Sligo & Yeats Country.

3 The Midlands: Roscommon, Leitrim & Cavan.

14 COUNTY DONEGAL.

1 Donegal Town.

2 The Donegal Bay Coast.

3 The Atlantic Highlands.

4 The Inishowen Peninsula.

15 NORTHERN IRELAND.

1 Northern Ireland Essentials.

Visiting Northern Ireland: A Checklist.

Fast Facts: Northern Ireland.

2 Belfast.

Choosing Sides.

3 Side Trips from Belfast.

4 The Causeway Coast & the Glens of Antrim.

Going to the Birds: A Trip to Rathlin Island.

5 The Mourne Mountains.

6 Derry City.

The Apprentice Boys & the Siege of Derry.

Climbing the Walls That Circle Derry.

7 The Sperrin Mountains.

8 The Fermanagh Lakelands.

Buying Belleek.

16 FAST FACTS.

1 Fast Facts: Ireland.

2 Airline, Hotel & Car-Rental Websites.

INDEX.

General Index.

Accommodations Index.

Restaurant Index.

Pub Index.

3 The Aran Islands.

4 Connemara.

An Excursion to Inishbofin.

Lough Inagh & the Walk to Maum Ean Oratory.

5 Eastern Galway, Westmeath & Offaly.

L I S T O F M A P S.

Ireland.

Irish Rail Routes.

Major Irish Bus Routes.

The Best of Ireland Itineraries.

The Best of Ireland for Families.

Discovering the North.

Ancient Ireland.

Dublin Pub Crawl.

Dublin Orientation.

Where to Stay in Dublin.

Where to Stay in Ballsbridge & the Southern Suburbs.

Where to Dine in Dublin.

Dublin Attractions.

Temple Bar.

Side Trips from Dublin.

The East Coast.

Kilkenny, Wexford & Waterford.

Wexford Town.

The Ring of Hook.

Waterford City.

Kilkenny City.

County Cork.

Cork City.

County Kerry.

The Ring of Kerry.

Killarney.

Killarney National Park.

The Dingle Peninsula.

Counties Tipperary & Limerick.

Limerick City.

County Clare.

Lower Shannon River Valley.

County Galway.

Galway City.

County Mayo.

County Sligo.

Sligo Town.

The Irish Midlands.

Donegal Town.

County Donegal.

Northern Ireland.

Belfast Attractions.

Where to Stay & Dine in Belfast.

Derry City.