Table of Contents
About this Book 6
Introducing Ireland 8
Getting to Ireland 10
Practical Information 12
Driving in Ireland 16
Where to Stay 22
Where to Eat 24
The Trips 28
Trip 1 A Taste of East Cork 30
Cork City to Youghal 2 Days
Trip 2 Islands and Lighthouses 38
Kinsale to Macroom 4-5 Days
Trip 3 The Majestic Ring of Kerry 50
Kenmare to Killarney 3 Days
Trip 4 The Dingle Peninsula 60
Tralee to the Maharees Peninsula 2 Days
Trip 5 Viking Country 70
Waterford City to Ballymacbry 3 Days
Trip 6 Kilkenny's Medieval Treasures 78
Kilkenny City to Carlow Town 1-2 Days
Trip 7 Tipperary's Holy Glen 86
Cashel to Clonmel 2-3 Days
Trip 8 The Sunny Southeast 94
Enniscorthy to the Saltees 3 Days
Trip 9 Carlow's Hidden Treasures 102
Tullow to Bagenalstown 2 Days
Trip 10 Loughs and Lighthouses 110
Portumna to Tarbert 2-3 Days
Trip 11 Lyrical Clare 120
Ennis to the Burren 2-3 Days
Trip 12 Through the Sally Gap 128
Enniskerry to Mount Usher Gardens 3-4 Days
Trip 13 The Plains of Kildare 138
Celbridge to Kilcullen 2 Days
Trip 14 Dublin's North Coast 146
Dublin to Ardgillan Demesne 2 Days
Trip 15 Valley of the Kings 154
Drogheda to the Hill of Tara 3 Days
Trip 16 Heart of the Lakelands 162
Athlone to Strokestown Park House 2 Days
Trip 17 Connemara and Its Loughs 170
Clifden to Cong 3-4 Days
Trip 18 Connemara's Coast 180
Galway to Spiddal3-4 Days
Trip 19 Mayo's Coastal Splendour 190
Westport to Doogort 2-3 Days
Trip 20 Legends and Lakes 198
Mullaghmore to Lough Key 4-5 Days
Trip 21 Dramatic Donegal 210
Newmills to Rossnowlagh 4-5 Days
Trip 22 The Fanad Peninsula 222
Ramelton to Rosguill Peninsula 2 Days
Trip 23 Classic Northern Ireland 230
Carrickfergus to Lough Neagh 5 Days
Trip 24 The Land of St Patrick 242
Belfast to the Mountains of Mourne 3 Days
Trip 25 Fermanagh Lakelands 250
Belleek to Boa Island 2 Days
Index 258
Acknowledgments 264
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