Frommer's Ireland 2004 (Frommer's Complete Guides)

You’ll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer’s. It’s like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go -- they’ve done the legwork for you, and they’re not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer’s Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You’d be lost without us! Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer’s Ireland features gorgeous color photos of the fishing villages, seaside cliffs, and quaint country pubs that await you. It’s a highly personal guide that’s fun to read and even more fun to use on the road. Our expert author offers insights into how to discover the real Ireland. You’ll find complete details on lovely small towns, natural wonders, castles, literary landmarks, world-class golf courses, mysterious ancient ruins, and Dublin’s cutting-edge nightlife. You’ll even get a free color fold-out map, and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap! Frommer's Ireland 2004......Page 1 Frommer's Ireland 2004......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 List of Maps......Page 8 What¡ ̄s New in Ireland......Page 12 1. The Best of Ireland......Page 14 1 The Best Picture- Postcard Towns......Page 15 2 The Best Natural Wonders......Page 16 3 The Best Castles......Page 19 4 The Best of Ancient Ireland......Page 20 5 Remnants of the Golden Age:The Best Early Christian Ruins......Page 21 6 The Best Literary Spots......Page 22 7 The Best Gardens......Page 23 9 The Best Active Vacations......Page 24 10 The Best Luxury Accommodations......Page 25 11 The Best Moderately Priced Accommodations......Page 26 12 The Best Restaurants......Page 27 13 The Best Pubs......Page 28 14 The Best Websites......Page 29 1 The Lay of the Land......Page 30 2 The Regions in Brief......Page 31 3 Visitor Information......Page 34 4 Entry Requirements & Customs......Page 35 5 Money......Page 36 6 When to Go......Page 38 7 Health & Insurance......Page 44 8 Tips for Travelers with Special Needs......Page 47 9 Getting There......Page 51 10 Planning Your Trip Online......Page 54 11 Getting Around......Page 57 12 From Cottages to Castles: Putting a Roof over Your Head......Page 64 13 Tips on Restaurants & Pubs......Page 70 14 Tips on Sightseeing & Shopping......Page 71 15 Tracing Your Irish Roots......Page 73 16 Suggested Itineraries......Page 75 17 Recommended Reading......Page 76 1 Bicycling......Page 83 2 Walking......Page 85 3 Bird- Watching......Page 88 4 Golf......Page 89 5 Horseback Riding......Page 90 6 Fishing......Page 91 8 Sailing......Page 93 9 Diving......Page 94 10 Windsurfing......Page 95 4. Dublin......Page 96 1 Orientation......Page 97 2 Getting Around......Page 103 3 Where to Stay......Page 109 4 Where to Dine......Page 122 5 Seeing the Sights......Page 135 6 The Great Outdoors......Page 156 7 Spectator Sports......Page 158 8 Shopping......Page 159 9 Dublin After Dark......Page 165 10 Side Trips from Dublin......Page 174 1 County Wicklow & County Carlow......Page 184 2 County Kildare: Ireland¡ ̄s Horse Country......Page 201 3 Counties Meath & Louth/ The Boyne River Valley......Page 208 1 County Wexford......Page 217 2 County Waterford......Page 235 3 South Tipperary......Page 247 4 County Kilkenny......Page 257 1 Orientation......Page 272 2 Getting Around......Page 275 3 Where to Stay......Page 276 4 Dining......Page 279 5 Attractions......Page 282 7 Shopping......Page 285 8 Cork After Dark......Page 287 1 Kinsale......Page 290 2 East Cork......Page 299 3 West Cork......Page 303 1 The Iveragh Peninsula......Page 320 2 Killarney......Page 330 3 The Dingle Peninsula......Page 345 4 Tralee......Page 355 1 Limerick City & Environs......Page 361 2 County Clare......Page 372 11. Galway City......Page 392 1 Orientation......Page 395 2 Where to Stay......Page 396 3 Where to Dine......Page 399 4 Attractions......Page 402 5 Spectator Sports & Outdoor Pursuits......Page 403 6 Shopping......Page 404 7 Galway City After Dark......Page 407 8 Side Trips from Galway City......Page 409 1 The Galway Bay Coast......Page 413 2 Connemara......Page 417 13. The Northwest: Mayo, Sligo & Donegal......Page 432 1 County Mayo......Page 433 2 Sligo & Yeats Country......Page 442 3 Donegal Town......Page 454 4 The Donegal Bay Coast......Page 461 5 The Atlantic Highlands......Page 469 6 The Inishowen Peninsula......Page 476 1 Lower Shannon: The Lough Derg Drive......Page 481 2 Middle Shannon: From Birr to Athlone......Page 490 3 Upper Shannon: From Lough Ree to Lough Allen......Page 495 15. Northern Ireland......Page 501 1 Northern Ireland Essentials......Page 505 2 Belfast......Page 509 3 Side Trips from Belfast......Page 520 4 The Causeway Coast & the Glens of Antrim......Page 529 5 The Mourne Mountains......Page 536 6 Derry City......Page 542 7 The Sperrin Mountains......Page 553 8 The Fermanagh Lakelands......Page 558 1 History 101......Page 566 2 Ireland Today......Page 577 3 Language......Page 578 Appendix B: Useful Toll-Free Numbers & Websites......Page 579 Index......Page 581 You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go -- they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us!

Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Ireland features gorgeous color photos of the fishing villages, seaside cliffs, and quaint country pubs that await you. It's a highly personal guide that's fun to read and even more fun to use on the road. Our expert author offers insights into how to discover the real Ireland. You'll find complete details on lovely small towns, natural wonders, castles, literary landmarks, world-class golf courses, mysterious ancient ruins, and Dublin's cutting-edge nightlife. You'll even get a free color fold-out map, and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap!

v. 1. Meteorites, comets, and planets / volume editor, A.M. Davis v. 2. The mantle and core / volume editor, R.W. Carlson v. 3. The crust / volume editor, R.L. Rudnick v. 4. The atmosphere / volume editor, R.F. Keeling v. 5. Surface and ground water, weathering, and soils / volume editor, J.I. Drever v. 6. The oceans and marine geochemistry / volume editor, H. Elderfield v. 7. Sediments, diagenesis, and sedimentary rocks / volume editor, F.T. Mackenzie v. 8. Biogeochemistry / volume editor, W.H. Schlesinger v. 9. Environmental geochemistry / volume editor, B.S. Lollar v. 10. Indexes. Provides an overview of the chemistry of the solar system. This volume includes chapters on the origin of the elements and solar system abundances, the solar nebula and planet formation, meteorite classification, the major types of meteorites, the giant planets and their satellite, comets, and the formation and early differentiation of the Earth. "The modern American tourist," wrote historian Daniel J. Boorstin, "has come to expect both more strangeness and more familiarity than the world naturally offers."