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INDEX See also Accommodations, Restaurants, and Pubs indexes, below. Armagh Public Library, 523 GENERAL INDEX An Clochán (Cloghane), 338 An Creagán Visitors’ Centre Arthur’s Quay Centre (Limer- (Creggan), 554 ick), 356 ARP, 64 A Andrew Jackson Centre (Car- Arthur Young’s Walk, 329 Abbey Mills, 468 rickfergus), 515 Ashtown Riding Stables Abbey Tavern (Dublin), 176 Andrews Lane Theatre (Dub- (Dublin), 158, 163 Abbey Theatre (Dublin), lin), 178 Athassel Priory (near 177–178 Anna Livia, statue of, 151 Golden), 248 Accommodations. See also An Oige, 74–75 Athlone (Baile Atha Luain), Accommodations Index An Spailpin Fanac (The 4–5, 424, 430–431 best, 13–15 Migrant Worker; Cork), 283 Athlone Castle, 424–425 ”green,” 67 An Spidéal (Spiddal), Athlone Golf Club, 428 Achill Island (An Caol), 434, 409–412 The Atlantic Highlands, 439 Antique Tavern (Enniscor- 475–482 Active vacations, best, 12–13 thy), 236 ATMs, 57–58 Adare, 360 Apartment (Belfast), 512 Attic @ Liquid (Galway), 403 Adare Heritage Centre, 360 Aran Island Ferries, 405 Aughnanure Castle (Oughte- Aer Arann, 50 The Aran Islands, 384, 386, rard), 413 Aer Arann Islands, 405 404–406 The Auld Dubliner (Dublin), Aer Lingus, 47, 48 Aran sweaters, 168, 289, 420 172 Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Aras an Uachtaráin (The Irish Austin & Co., Ltd. (Derry), 547 Spa (near Killarney), 331 President’s House; Dublin), Avoca (Bunratty), 372–373 Ahenny High Crosses, 248 142 Avoca Handweavers AIDS Helpline, 63 Archive’s Antiques Centre Avoca, 194–195 Aille Cross Equestrian Centre (Belfast), 504 Dublin, 166 (Loughrea), 401 Ardara (Ard an Rátha), 5, 472, Letterfrack, 416 Aillwee Cave (Ballyvaughan), 475, 476, 482 Moll’s Gap, 316 381 Ardara Heritage Centre, 477 Avondale House & Forest Air Canada, 47 Ardara Weavers Fair, 476 Park (Rathdrum), 188 Air France, 48 Ardgillan Castle and Air travel, 47–48, 50, 67 Demesne (Balbriggan), 183 Baboró International Arts Alias Tom (Dublin), 167 Ardhowen Theatre (Enniskil- Festival for Children (Gal- All-Ireland Hurling and len), 564 way), 46 Gaelic Football Finals (Dub- Ardmore High Cross, Backroads, 94 lin), 45 240–241 Baginbun Head, 226 Altamount Garden (Tullow), Ards Forest Park, 479 Ballina, 370 188 Ards Peninsula, 516–520 Ballinderry, 370 Amelia EarhartCOPYRIGHTED Centre (near MATERIAL Area codes, 565 Ballinskelligs, 315 Derry), 543 The Ark: A Cultural Centre for Ballintoy, 525 American Airlines, 47 Children (Dublin), 157–158 Ballintubber Abbey, 435 American Airlines Arklow Golf Club, 195 Ballybofey, 484 Vacations, 68 Armagh, County, 522–524 Ballybunion Golf Club, 347 American Express, 58, 565 Armagh Astronomy Centre Ballycastle, 525 An Bodhran (Cork), 283 and Planetarium, 522 Ballycroy National Park, 96 Ancient Ireland, best of, 8–9 Armagh City, 522 Ballydehob, 298 An Clochán (Clifden), 413. Armagh County Museum, Ballyferriter (Baile an Fheir- See also Connemara 522–523 tearaigh), 337 574 Ballyhack, 226 Bed & breakfasts (B&Bs), Killarney, 328 Ballyhack Castle, 227 73–74. See also Accommo- Kinsale, 289 Ballyliffin Golf Club, 485 dations Meath, 214 Ballymaloe Cookery School Belfast, 495–515. See also the Mourne Mountains, (Shanagarry), 294–295 Northern Ireland 535 Ballyshannon (Béal Atha Sea- accommodations, 505–509 northern Donegal Bay, 473 naidh), 467, 468, 470 emergencies, 498 Rathlin Island, 527 Ballyshannon Folk Festival, gay and lesbian scene, Sligo, 450 468 514–515 the Sperrin countryside, Balmoral Golf Club (Belfast), getting around, 496, 498 556 505 Internet access, 498 Tipperary, 250 Baltimore Diving & Water- nightlife, 512–514 Waterford City, 242 sports Centre, 303 pubs, 498 West Cork, 302 Ba Mizu (Dublin), 174 restaurants, 509–512 Wexford, 231 Banagher (Beannchar na shopping, 503–505 Wicklow County, 195 Sionna), 424 side trips from, 515–524 Bird-watching, 98–99, 556 Banba’s Crown (Fíorcheann sights and attractions, the Atlantic Highlands, 479 Éireann), 484 498–503 the Burren, 381 Bandon Pottery (Enni- sports and outdoor activi- Cape Clear Island, 303 skeane), 302 ties, 505 Clare Coast, 386 Bank of Ireland Arts Centre traveling to, 496 the Dingle Peninsula, 340 (Dublin), 154 visitor information, 496 Dublin, 162 Bank of Ireland Centre/Par- Belfast Botanic Gardens & the Fermanagh Lakelands, liament House (Dublin), Palm House, 498 562 153–154 Belfast Castle, 499 Rathlin Island, 527 The Bank on College Green Belfast Cathedral, 499 Tipperary, 250 (Dublin), 174 Belfast City Marathon, 43 Wexford, 225, 231 Bank Walk, 465 Belfast Festival at Queens, 46 Birr (Biorra), 424 Bantry House, 299 Belfast Zoo, 499 Birr Castle Demesne, 425 Bar Bacca/La Lea (Belfast), Belleek, 558–560 Birr Golf Club, 428 512 Belleek china, 559 Black Abbey (Kilkenny), 258 Barkers (Wexford), 230 Belltable Arts Centre (Limer- Blackberry Fair (Dublin), 169 Barleycove Beach, 302 ick), 360 Blackstairs Mountains, 232 Barnesmore Gap, 484 Belmullet Golf Course, 438 Black Taxi Tours (Belfast), 70, Battle of Aughrim Interpreta- Belvoir Park Golf Club (Bel- 500 tive Centre (near Balli- fast), 505 Blackwater bogs, 425 nasloe), 425 Ben Bulben, 450 Blarney Castle and Stone, 8, Battle of the Boyne Com- Benburb Valley Park, Castle, 280–281 memoration, 44 and Heritage Centre, 523 Blarney Woollen Mills, 168, Beaches. See also specific Benwee Head, 439 263 beaches Bergin Clarke Studio (Rath- The Blasket Centre (Dingle), the Atlantic Highlands, 479 drum), 195 338 Connemara, 413 Bettystown, 210 Blasket Islands (Na Blas- Dingle Peninsula, 339–340 Bicycling, 93–95 caodaí), 337 Donegal Bay, 470 the Ards Peninsula, 518 Bleeding Horse (Dublin), 174 Dublin, 162 Connemara, 417 Blennerville Windmill (near Glencolumbkille, 473 Cork, 281 Tralee), 346 Inishowen Peninsula, 485 Derry, 547 Blessington Adventure Cen- Meath, 210 Dingle, 340 tre, 103 Sligo, 450 Donegal, 465 Blessington Lakes Leisure, Waterford City, 242 Dublin, 114–115 196 West Cork, 302 eastern Galway, West- Bloody Foreland, 476 Wexford, 231, 232 meath, and Offaly, 427 Bloomsday Festival (Dublin), Beaghmore Stone Circles the Fermanagh Lakelands, 43–44 (near Omagh), 554 561 Blue Pool Nature Trail, 329 Beara Peninsula, 302, 305 Galway, 400 Blue Raincoat Theatre (Sligo), Bective Abbey (near Kells), Kildare, 205 454 210 Kilkenny, 262 Bmibaby, 47 Boating. See also Kayaking; Brown Thomas (Limerick), Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge 575 Sailing 357 (Larrybane), 525–526 eastern Galway, West- Brú Ború Heritage Centre Carrickfergus, 515 meath, and Offaly, 427 (Cashel), 249 Carrickfergus Castle, 8, 515 Leitrim, 458 Bruxelles (Dublin), 174 Carrigafoyle Castle (near Bal- Limerick and Clare, 373 BT2 (Dublin), 167 lylongford), 346 Boat tours and cruises Buggy tours, Killarney, 327 Carrowkeel, 448 Connemara, 415 The Bull Ring (Wexford Carrowkeel Passage Tomb Donegal Town, 464 Town), 224 Cemetery (Sligo Town and the Fermanagh Lakelands, The Bulman (Kinsale), 293 Boyle), 449 558–559 Buncrana, 484 Carrowmore, 448 Galway, 399 Bundoran (Bun Dobhráin), Carrowmore and Killarney, 327 467, 468, 470–471 Carrowkeel, 9 Lough Neagh, 521 Bundoran Golf Club, 470 Carrowmore Megalithic Sligo, 446 Bunratty, 367 Cemetery, 449 Bog lands, Connemara’s, 414 Bunratty Castle and Folk Car travel, 50 Bogs, Blackwater, 425 Park, 8, 367–368 Cashel, 248 The Bogside (Derry), Bunratty Village Mills, 373 Casino Marino, 183 543–545 Bunratty Winery, 368–369 Castlebar Golf Club, 438 Bog Train Tours (Shannon- The Burren, 5, 380–384 Castle Coole (near Enniskil- bridge), 425 Burren Bird of Prey Centre len), 560 Boland’s Kinsale Crafts, 289 (Ballyvaughan), 381 Castlecourt Shopping Centre The Bolton Library (Cashel), The Burren Centre (Kilfe- (Belfast), 503 248 nora), 381 Castle Espie (Comber), 516 The Book Centre (Kilkenny), Burren National Park, 96, Castlegregory (Caislean an 261 380–381 Ghriare), 338 The Book Centre (Waterford Burren Smokehouse (Lis- The Castle Inn (Caislean Ui City), 242 doonvarna), 386 Cuain; Kilkenny), 267 Book of Kells, 209–210 Burren Way, 381 Castles, best, 8 The Book of Kells (Dublin), Burtonport (Ailt an Chor- Castletown (Celbridge), 203 142 rain), 476 Castle Ward (Strangford), Books, recommended, 33 Bus Éireann, 54 516–517 Booley Bay, 226 tours, 70 Castlewellan Forest Park, 533 Bóthar na Trá (Salthill), 409 Business hours, 565 The Cat & the Moon (Sligo), Boyle Abbey, 456 Bus travel, 54 447 Boyne River Valley, 209–218 Button Factory (Dublin), 178 Cathedral of St. Columb Brandon, Mount (Cnoc Bhré- Byrne’s Bookstore & World (Derry), 545 annain), 338, 341 of Wonder (Wexford), Catsby Cave, 468 Brandon Bay, 340 230–231 Causeway Coast, 524–532 Brandon Gallery, 339 Causeway Coast Path, 528 Brandon’s Bar (Ennis), 379 Café en Seine (Dublin), 174 Cavan, County, 455 Bray, 159 Cahersiveen, 315 Cavan Crystal Craft & Design Bray Head, 159, 163 Cahir Castle, 8, 249 Centre, 456 Brazen Head (Dublin), Caislean an Ghriare Cave Hill Country Park (Bel- 172–173 (Castlegregory), 338 fast), 499 Brian de Staic (Killarney), 328 Caislean Ui Cuain (The Castle C. Bonner & Son (Ardara), The Bridge Pottery Inn; Kilkenny), 267 478 (Burnchurch), 262 Calendar of events, 42–46 Ceardlann an Spidéil/Spiddal The Bridges of Ross, 386 Cape Clear, 298 Craft Village, 410 Brigid, St., 206 Cape Clear Island, 304 Céide Fields (Ballycastle), 435 British Airways, 47 Capitol (Dublin), 174 Cellphones, 71 BritRail Pass + Ireland, 54 Carbon offsetting, 67 Celtic Clays, 217 Britton and Daughters (Ross- Carlingford, 4, 215 Celtic Cycling, 94 nowlagh), 470 Carlow, County, 187, 188, Celtic Note (Dublin), 169 Broomfield Riding School, 190–191, 193, 194, Celtic Shop & Tara Jewelry 196 198, 199 (Clifden), 416 Browne’s Hill Dolmen (Car- Carnlough,