Frommer's Ireland from $60 a Day: The Ultimate Guide to Low-Cost Comfortable Travel,9780028635057

Frommer's Ireland from $60 a Day: The Ultimate Guide to Low-Cost Comfortable Travel

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Edition: 18th
ISBN13: 9780028635057
ISBN10: 0028635051
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-04-01
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

"Written by travel veterans with a nose for comfort...;. Accuracy: high." -Details magazine Everything You Need for an Unforgettable-and Affordable-Trip! Inviting places to stay, from country castles to Victorian townhouses-for as little as $26 per person a night! Great dining at unbelievably low prices, from a $6 Dublin pub lunch to a three-course gourmet supper at a cozy inn for $25 A complete budget sightseeing guide to the Emerald Isle: Celtic sites, Norman castles, literary landmarks, city strolls, museums, and more The best of the beautiful countryside: scenic drives, nature walks, golf, fishing, horseback riding, and more Low-cost nightlife-from medieval banquets to live Irish music Detailed, accurate two-color city and regional maps Frommer's. The Name You Can Trust. Find us online at www.frommers.com

Table of Contents

List of Maps
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The Best of Ireland from $60 a Day
1(16)
The Best Picture-Postcard Irish Towns
1(3)
The Best Tiny Seaside Villages
4(1)
The Best Free Attractions & Open Sites
4(1)
The Best Festivals & Special Events
5(1)
The Best Active Vacations
5(1)
The Best Beaches
6(1)
The Best Bird Watching
6(1)
The Best Natural Wonders
7(1)
The Best Castles
8(1)
The Best of Ancient Ireland
9(1)
Remnants of the Golden Age: The Best Early Christian Ruins
9(1)
The Best Literary Spots
10(1)
The Best Gardens
11(1)
The Best Attractions for the Whole Family
12(1)
The Best Pubs
12(1)
The Best of Irish Baking
13(1)
The Best Restaurants You Can Afford
13(1)
Where to Forget Your Budget: The Best Places to Eat
14(1)
The Best Offbeat Activities
15(1)
The Best Bed-and-Breakfasls
15(1)
Where to Forget Your Budget: The Best Places to Stay
16(1)
Planning an Affordable Trip to Ireland
17(50)
Fifty Money-Saving Tips
18(5)
Travel Deals for Net Surfers
20(3)
The Regions in Brief
23(3)
Visitor Information & Entry Requirements
26(2)
Ireland on the Net
27(1)
Money
28(1)
Irish Punt & U.S. Dollar Equivalents
28(1)
What Things Cost in Dublin
29(1)
Health & Insurance
29(2)
What Things Cost in Galway
30(1)
When to Go
31(6)
Average Monthly Temperatures in Dublin
31(1)
Ireland Calendar of Events
31(4)
Dublin Calendar of Events
35(2)
Tips for Travelers with Special Needs
37(4)
Getting There
41(4)
Getting Around
45(7)
Suggested Itineraries
52(1)
Finding an Affordable Place to Stay
53(4)
Finding the Best Shopping Bargains
57(3)
Tracing Your Irish Roots
60(7)
Fast Facts: Ireland
62(5)
Ireland Outdoors
67(10)
Bicycling
67(2)
Walking
69(2)
Outdoor Equipment Retailers
70(1)
Bird Watching
71(1)
Golf
72(1)
Horseback Riding
72(1)
Fishing
73(1)
Kayaking
74(1)
Sailing
74(1)
Diving
75(1)
Windsurfing
76(1)
Dublin
77(80)
Orientation
80(3)
Neighborhoods in Brief
82(1)
Getting Around
83(6)
Getting Around Dublin on the Cheap
84(2)
Fast Facts: Dublin
86(3)
Accommodation You Can Afford
89(13)
Saving Money on Accommodations in Dublin
94(8)
Great Deals on Dining
102(8)
Seeing the Slights
110(18)
Suggested Itineraries
110(8)
A Monumental Kind of Humor
118(4)
Walk the Streets, Find the Writers
122(6)
Special Events
128(2)
City Strolls
130(2)
Walking Tour 1---Old Dublin
130(2)
Walking Tour 2---Georgian Dublin
132(1)
Organized Tours
132(4)
Outdoor Activities
136(2)
Spectator Sports
138(1)
Shopping
138(4)
Dublin Nights
142(9)
Easy Excursions from Dublin
151(6)
Out from Dublin
157(26)
County Wicklow: The Garden of Ireland
157(15)
The Irish Round Tower
160(12)
County Kildare: Ireland's Horse Country
172(3)
County Meath: The County of Kings
175(4)
County Louth: Where Cuchulainn Walked
179(4)
The Southeast
183(59)
Wexford Town & County Wexford
183(17)
Fast Facts: Wexford
188(12)
Waterford Town & County Waterford
200(16)
Fast Facts: Waterford
202(14)
Easy Excursions into South Tipperary
216(9)
Kilkenny Town & Environs
225(17)
Fast Facts: Kilkenny
228(3)
Reading Ireland's Castles
231(11)
Cork City
242(19)
Orientation
243(2)
Fast Facts: Cork City
244(1)
Accommodations You Can Afford
245(5)
Great Deals on Dining
250(2)
Seeing the Sights
252(4)
Touring Cork
254(2)
Special Events
256(1)
Spectator Sports & the Great Outdoors
256(1)
Shopping
257(1)
Cork After Dark
258(3)
Out from Cork
261(27)
Kinsale
261(8)
East Cork
269(4)
West Cork
273(15)
Michael Collins Sites Around County Cork
277(11)
The Southwest: County Kerry
288(48)
The Iveragh Peninsula
288(9)
Killarney & Its Lakes
297(17)
Fast Facts: Killarney
300(14)
The Western Dingle Peninsula
314(12)
Fast Facts: Dingle
315(3)
St. Brendan Sails to America
318(8)
The Northern Dingle Peninsula
326(3)
Tralee & North Kerry
329(7)
The West
336(39)
Limerick City & Environs
336(10)
Fast Facts: Limerick City
338(8)
County Clare
346(17)
County Mayo
363(12)
Two Islands
366(9)
Galway City
375(16)
Orientation
375(3)
Fast Facts: Galway City
378(1)
Accommodations You Can Afford
378(4)
Great Deals on Dining
382(1)
Seeing the Sights
383(3)
Grandpa, Where Do Claddagh Rings Come From?
384(2)
Sports & the Great Outdoors
386(1)
Special Events
387(1)
Shopping
387(2)
Galway After Dark
389(2)
Out from Galway
391(24)
South of Galway City
391(4)
The Aran Islands
395(4)
Connemara
399(16)
The Northwest
415(43)
Sligo & Yeats Country
415(15)
Fast Facts: Sligo
416(14)
Donegal Town
430(5)
Fast Facts: Donegal
432(3)
The Donegal Bay Coast
435(9)
The Atlantic Highlands
444(9)
The Inishowen Peninsula
453(5)
Along the River Shannon's Shores
458(22)
Lower Shannon: The Lough Dreg Drive
458(8)
Rent-a-Cottage
464(2)
Middle Shannon: From Birr to Athlone
466(7)
Upper Shannon: From Lough Ree to Lough Allen
473(7)
Northern Ireland
480(58)
Orientation
481(6)
Dial C for Chaos---Calling Northern Ireland
485(1)
Fast Facts: Northern Ireland
486(1)
Belfast
487(9)
Fast Facts: Belfast
488(8)
Out from Belfast
496(8)
The Causeway Coast & the Glens of Antrim
504(7)
The Mourne Mountains
511(6)
Derry City
517(12)
Fast Facts: Derry
520(9)
The Sperrin Mountains
529(3)
Enniskillen & the Fermanagh Lakelands
532(6)
Appendix Ireland in Depth 538(23)
The Lay of the Land
539(1)
Ireland Today
539(1)
History 101
540(10)
Dateline
540(8)
The Great Hunger
548(2)
Some Movers & Shapers of Ireland's 20th Century
550(2)
The Irish Language
552(1)
Myths, Legends & Folklore
552(1)
Irish Music
553(1)
Malachy Kearns on the Pulse of Irish Music
554(1)
Irish Food & Drink: It's Not Just Boiled Potatoes Anymore
554(4)
Irish Baking on Your Own
557(1)
Irish Pubs
558(1)
Recommended Books, Periodicals & Films
559(2)
Index 561

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