Ireland in the National Geographic Traveler guide series, produced by America’s leading travel publishers, exploring a range of cities, regions & countries worldwide & using the expertise & tradition of National Geographic to provide a comprehensive survey of each destination. Each of the guides in the series draws upon National Geographic’s rich history of travel experience & is researched by authors familiar with the area. Whilst the content is influenced by an American editorial style, individual titles are still accessible to a non-American audience, with a combination of practical guidance & detailed information included in each guide. The series also relies upon the extensive image libraries of National Geographic to present a rich visual image of each destination. Individual National Geographic Traveler titles are organised uniformly, allowing readers to access information quickly & easily. Introductory sections provide information on Charting your Trip, with details of getting there & around & a History & Culture chapter profiling history, food & drink, land & landscape, flora & fauna & arts & literature. Chapter are arranged geographically by region, with notable cities & areas principally describing the main sites & attractions, with further information on directions, history & practicalities. There are also a number of individual features & insider tips throughout each guide covering subjects such as walking tours, local culture, driving tours, recommended local experiences & in-depth thematic short histories of the culture & histories of individual regions. A Travelwise section at the back of each guide provides essential practical information on when to go, what to take, further reading, getting there & around, local etiquette, media, holidays, money matters, religion, smoking, time differences, opening times, travellers with disabilities & accommodation. Restaurants & hotels are listed with brief descriptions & information on prices, location, contact details & facilities for the relevant regional chapters in the guide. ...

Where is Ireland`s soul? This is the question that surface time & again in ” Ireland Unhinged”, a searching, sometimes scathing, often hilarious journey through a country that in the space of a few years has fallen from the dizzy heights of the `bouncy-castle` boom to the bewildering depths of the crash. ” Ireland Unhinged” is a story of reverse emigration to Cork City & then rural Waterford, from cosy US confines to the true Wild West of these last years. David Monagan`s sharp eye pinpoints the excesses & absurdities of modern Irel&. But his real search is for the enduring essence of his adopted country, as revealed in his meetings with literary legends, with witches & monks, with property developers & gnomic farmers. It is a riveting memoir of a family adapting to a strange l&, & an unflinching portrait of Ireland today. ...

Ireland Touring Map from a selection of four road maps from Collins, presenting the two countries on a different base (colouring to show topography, administrative counties or white) & with different selection of additional road & tourist information:GEOGRAPHIC BASE: 6.5 miles to 1 ...

Tough waterproof edition of the Michelin National road map of Ireland at 1:400, 000 scale, ideal for motorcycle touring & trip & route planning.. The map gives comprehensive coverage of national road networks showing all major motorways, dual carriageways, national & regional main roads & some smaller local roads. Also shows unsurfaced roads & tracks, footpaths & waymarked footpaths/bridleways. A grid showing latitude & longitude divides the map. Road obstacles & features including roundabouts, high passes, steep gradients, difficult road sections, toll sections & weight limits are indicated. Note: Some major roads in Ireland may be reclassified in 2008. Distances between locations are marked along roads, with total distance & several intermediate distances shown. A quick-reference chart of distances between major locations is also included, in miles & kilometres. The map also

Includes:: a grid-referenced index of principal place names. Clear, easy-to read cartography shows roads in reds, yellows & white with black outlines. Major topography is indicated with relief shading. Woodland & forest is marked with green shading, & built-up urban areas are highlighted in salmon pink. Airports, ferries & railways are also marked. National boundaries & administrative divisions are marked. Plenty of tourist information is given: Principal sights covered in the Michelin Green Guide are marked, as are locations with entries in the Michelin Red Guide. Symbols denote sights of interest such as historic houses & castles, ruins & prehistoric monuments. National forests & parks, scenic driving routes & viewpoints & panoramas are also shown. Recreation & leisure facilities such as golf courses, racetracks & even zoos are denoted, as are youth hostels Also

Includes:: a quick reference panel giving national driving regulations, including speed limits, equipment requirements (e.g. bulb kits, warning triangles) & seatbelt rules, for both the UK & ROI. Town plans & regional enlargements:- Dublin & environs at 1:120, 000- Belfast & environs at 1:120, 000



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Ireland West in a series of four road maps at 1:250, 000 covering both the Republic of Ireland & Northern Irel&, with detailed road classification, altitude colouring & tourist information, published by OSI, the Ordnance Survey of Irel&, with the northern sheet produced in cooperation with the Ordnance Survey of Northern Irel&. Topography of the island is shown by altitude colouring, with additional spot heights & names of mountain or hill ranges & other geographical features. Additional graphics show different types of woodlands. Road network shows six grades of roads; gradients for steep roads are indicated only in Northern Irel&. Railway lines are shown with stations.A range of symbols highlights camping & caravan sites, nature reserves, National Trust & An Taisce properties or l&, gold courses (indicating the number of holes), historical sites, etc. The maps have 10-km Irish national grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 10’ intervals. No index is provided. ...

In this enthralling celebration of the places & people that make the country unique, Richard Killeen takes the reader on a tour of Ireland that reveals its rich & surprising history, including its heroes & villains, legends & folklore. As well as exploring the nation`s rich literary & sporting heritage, Ireland: 1, 001 Things You Need to Know also reveals the best of the country for those visiting today, from Dublin pubs to the nation`s finest beaches. This captivating miscellany holds a treasure trove of information that tells the story of this alluring & bewitching country anew. ...

Four road maps at 1:250, 000 covering both the Republic of Ireland & Northern Irel&, with detailed road classification, altitude colouring & tourist information, published by OSI, the Ordnance Survey of Irel&, with the northern sheet produced in cooperation with the Ordnance Survey of Northern Irel&. Topography of the island is shown by altitude colouring, with additional spot heights & names of mountain or hill ranges & other geographical features. Additional graphics show different types of woodlands. Road network shows six grades of roads; gradients for steep roads are indicated only in Northern Irel&. Railway lines are shown with stations.A range of symbols highlights camping & caravan sites, nature reserves, National Trust & An Taisce properties or l&, gold courses (indicating the number of holes), historical sites, etc. The maps have 10-km Irish national grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 10’ intervals. No index is provided. ...

Cloth-backed medium size version of A New Map of Ireland originally published by William Faden around 1797 & dedicated to “ His Majesty King George the Third, The Patron & Promoter of every useful science”. Counties are in different colours, with the divisions into Ulster, Connaught, Leinster & Munster also marked. A pretty vignette of a rural scene with cupids decorates the title. This reproduction was taken from what used to be called a “cloth-dissected” map, made when the map itself was cut into sections & each section then individually pasted onto an overall cloth backing for the whole map. In this version the whole map is backed onto cloth in one piece but the gaps between the sections have been reproduced in the printing to preserve the style & the feeling of the original. Each individual map is presented folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available in a smaller size reproduction. To see the list of all the titles in this series from the Old Folding Maps please click on the series link. ...

Cloth-backed small size version of A New Map of Irel&, originally published by William Faden around 1797 & dedicated to ” His Majesty King George the Third, The Patron & Promoter of every useful science”. Counties are in different colours, with the divisions into Ulster, Connaught, Leinster & Munster also marked. A pretty vignette of a rural scene with cupids decorates the title. This reproduction was taken from what used to be called a “cloth-dissected” map, made when the map itself was cut into sections & each section then individually pasted onto an overall cloth backing for the whole map. In this version the whole map is backed onto cloth in one piece but the gaps between the sections have been reproduced in the printing to preserve the style & the feeling of the original. Each individual map is presented folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available in a larger size reproduction. To see the list of all the titles in this series from Old Folding Maps please click on the series link. ...

One evening in 1951, an itinerant storyteller arrives unannounced & mysterious at a house in the Irish countryside. By the November fireside he begins to tell the story of this extraordinary l&. One of his listeners, a nine-year-old boy, grows so entranced by the storytelling that, when the old man leaves, he devotes his life to finding him again. It is a search that uncovers both passions & mysteries, in his own life as well as the old man`s, & their solving becomes the thrilling climax to this tale. But the life of this boy is more than just his story: it is also the telling of a people, the narrative of a nation, the history of Ireland in all its drama, intrigue & heroism. IRELAND travels through the centuries by way of story after story, from the savage grip of the Ice Age to the green & troubled land of tourist brochures & news headlines. Along the way, we meet foolish kings & innocent monks, god-heroes & great works of art, shrewd Norman raiders & envoys from Rome, leaders, poets & lovers. Each illuminates the magic of Irel&, the power of England & the eternal connection to the l&. ...