Rick Steves' Ireland 2006

by Steves, Rick; O'Connor, Pat

• ISBN13: 9781566917261
• ISBN10: 1566917263
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-24
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

Rick spends four months each year exploring Europe, and his candid, humorous advice will steer you to the very best sights and museums that Ireland has to offer. You'll find hotels lines at the major monuments. You'll find hotels and restaurants that make the most of your vacation budget. You'll discover cozy villages that take you away from the tourist-beaten path.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Planning	p. 3
Resources	p. 9
Practicalities	p. 13
Money	p. 14
Transportation	p. 18
Communicating	p. 27
Sleeping	p. 30
Eating	p. 35
Traveling as a Temporary Local	p. 40
Back Door Travel Philosophy	p. 41
Republic of Ireland	p. 43
Dublin	p. 48
Dun Laoghaire	p. 87
Near Dublin	p. 92
North of Dublin: The Valley of the Boyne	p. 92
South of Dublin: Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains	p. 103
Kilkenny and the Rock of Cashel	p. 109
Kilkenny	p. 109
Rock of Cashel	p. 114
Waterford and County Wexford	p. 123
Waterford	p. 123
County Wexford	p. 131
Kinsale and Cobh	p. 136
Kinsale	p. 136
Cobh	p. 148
More Sights in and near County Cork	p. 150
Kenmare and the Ring of Kerry	p. 154
Kenmare	p. 154
Ring of Kerry	p. 163
Skellig Ring	p. 172
An Daingean Peninsula	p. 178
An Daingean Town	p. 180
An Daingean Peninsula Circular Tour	p. 197
Na Blascaodai	p. 205
Tralee	p. 207
Galway	p. 213
Near Galway	p. 228
County Clare and the Burren	p. 228
Aran Islands	p. 241
Connemara and County Mayo	p. 251
Northern Ireland	p. 263
Belfast	p. 270
Bangor	p. 288
Portrush and the Antrim Coast	p. 291
Derry and County Donegal	p. 303
Derry	p. 304
County Donegal	p. 321
Ireland: Past and Present	p. 330
Irish History	p. 330
Irish Art	p. 345
Irish Literature	p. 349
Irish Language	p. 351
Irish-Yankee Vocabulary	p. 354
Appendix	p. 361
Index	p. 371
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