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Copyrighted Material 02_043486 ftoc.qxp 12/12/06 11:17 PM Page iii Contents List of Maps vii What’s New in Ireland 1 1 The Best of Ireland 4 1 The Best Picture-Postcard Towns . .4 8 The Best Family Activities . .12 2 The Best Natural Wonders . .5 9 The Best Active Vacations . .13 3 The Best Castles . .8 10 The Best Luxury Accommodations . .13 4 The Best of Ancient Ireland . .9 11 The Best Moderately Priced 5 Remnants of the Golden Age: Accommodations . .14 The Best Early Christian Ruins . .10 12 The Best Restaurants . .16 6 The Best Literary Spots . .11 13 The Best Pubs . .17 7 The Best Gardens . .12 14 The Best Websites . .17 2 Planning Your Trip to Ireland 19 1 The Regions in Brief . .19 Getting Through the Airport . .45 2 Visitor Information . .21 Flying with Film & Video . .48 3 Entry Requirements & Customs . .22 12 Packages for the Independent 4 Money . .24 Traveler . .49 What Things Cost in Ireland . .25 Ask Before You Go . .49 5 When to Go . .26 13 Escorted General-Interest Tours . .50 Ireland Calendar of Events . .27 14 Special-Interest Trips . .50 6 Travel Insurance . .32 15 Getting Around Ireland . .51 7 Health & Safety . .33 Money-Saving Rail & Bus Passes . .52 8 Specialized Travel Resources . .35 Road Rules in a Nutshell . .54 9 Planning Your Trip Online . .40 16 Tips on Accommodations . .58 Frommers.com: The Complete 17 Tips on Dining . .63 COPYRIGHTEDTravel Resource . .41 MATERIALTips for Digital Travel 10 The 21st-Century Traveler . .41 Photography . .64 Online Traveler’s Toolbox . .43 18 Recommended Books, Films & Music . .65 11 Getting There . .43 Fast Facts: Ireland . .66 02_043486 ftoc.qxp 12/12/06 11:17 PM Page iv iv CONTENTS 3 Suggested Ireland Itineraries 72 1 The Best of Ireland in 1 Week . .73 4 Discovering the North . .79 2 The Best of Ireland in 2 Weeks . .75 5 Exploring Ancient Ireland . .80 3 The Best of Ireland for Families . .77 4 Ireland Outdoors 83 1 Bicycling . .83 6 Fishing . .91 2 Walking . .85 7 Kayaking . .92 Ireland’s National Parks . .86 8 Sailing . .92 3 Bird-Watching . .88 A Bit of Adventure . .93 4 Golf . .89 9 Diving . .94 5 Horseback Riding . .90 10 Windsurfing . .94 5 Dublin 96 1 Orientation . .96 Family Favorites . .150 Dublin Neighborhoods in Brief . .101 6 The Great Outdoors . .154 2 Getting Around . .102 These Boots Are Made Fast Facts: Dublin . .106 for Hiking . .155 3 Where to Stay . .108 7 Spectator Sports . .157 4 Where to Dine . .122 8 Shopping . .157 How to Eat like an Irishman . .129 Going to Market . .161 5 Seeing the Sights . .132 9 Dublin After Dark . .162 Dublin Pass . .136 Listen to the Music . .164 The Tortured Tale of the Staying Up Late . .165 Hugh Lane Gallery . .138 Smaller Concert Venues . .170 Hard to Love: Jonathan Swift . .139 10 Side Trips from Dublin . .171 Monumental Humor . .142 6 Out from Dublin 179 1 County Wicklow & St. Brigid: Early Feminist . .198 County Carlow . .179 3 Counties Meath & Louth/ Russborough House: The Boyne River Valley . .201 A Life of Crime . .185 High Crosses . .208 2 County Kildare: Ireland’s Horse Country . .195 02_043486 ftoc.qxp 12/12/06 11:17 PM Page v CONTENTS v 7 The Southeast 211 1 County Wexford . .211 2 County Waterford . .229 A Trip through History: Exploring 3 South Tipperary . .239 the Ring of Hook . .218 4 County Kilkenny . .248 The Rising (and Falling) of Vinegar Hill . .220 8 Cork City 262 1 Orientation . .264 The Gift of Gab . .273 2 Getting Around . .265 6 Spectator Sports & Outdoor Fast Facts: Cork City . .266 Pursuits . .274 3 Where to Stay . .266 7 Shopping . .274 4 Where to Dine . .269 8 Cork After Dark . .276 5 Attractions . .271 Brewing Up Loyalty . .276 9 Out from Cork 279 1 Kinsale & South Cork . .279 Who Was Michael Collins? 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