Insight Guides Ireland (Travel Guide with eBook)

by Insight Guides

Overview

This Insight Guide is a lavishly illustrated inspirational travel guide to Ireland and a beautiful souvenir of your trip. Perfect for travellers looking for a deeper dive into the destination's history and culture, it's ideal to inspire and help you plan your travels. With its great selection of places to see and colourful magazine-style layout, this Ireland guidebook is just the tool you need to accompany you before or during your trip. Whether it's deciding when to go, choosing what to see or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Dublin and Connemara, it will answer all the questions you might have along the way. It will also help guide you when you'll be exploring the Aran Islands or discovering the Glens of Antrim on the ground. Our Ireland travel guide was fully-updated post-COVID-19.

The Insight Guide Ireland covers: Dublin, Excursions from Dublin, The Southeast, Cork and Surroundings, The Southwest, Limerick and the Shannon Region, The Cliffs of Moher, The Burren Galway and the West, and Inland Ireland.

In this guide book to Ireland you will find:

IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES  
Created to provide a deeper dive into the culture and the history of Ireland to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics.

BEST OF
The top attractions and Editor's Choice featured in this Ireland guide book highlight the most special places to visit.

TIPS AND FACTS
Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Ireland as well as an introduction to Ireland's food and drink, and fun destination-specific features.  

PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION
A-Z of useful advice on everything, from when to go to Ireland, how to get there and how to get around, to Ireland's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more.

COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS
Every part of the destination, from Cork to Inland Ireland has its own colour assigned for easy navigation of this Ireland travel guide.

CURATED PLACES, HIGH-QUALITY MAPS
Geographically organised text, cross-referenced against full-colour, high-quality travel maps for quick orientation in Dublin, Belfast and many other locations in Ireland.

STRIKING PICTURES
This guide book to Ireland features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Glendalough and the spectacular Rock of Cashel.

FREE EBOOK
Free eBook download with every purchase of this travel guide to Ireland to access all the content from your phone or tablet, for on-the-road exploration

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839053412
Publisher:	Apa Publications
Publication date:	09/19/2023
Series:	Insight Guides Main Series
Edition description:	12th ed.
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Insight Guides wherever possible uses local experts who provide insider know-how and share their love and knowledge of the destination.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Best of Ireland    
The New Ireland        
The Irish Character    
 
History
Decisive Dates           
Ireland’s Invaders      
The Making of a Nation        
Living with Partition  
Ireland Today
 
Features
Music 
The Irish Way with Words    
Contemporary Art     
Food   
Pubs   
A Sporting Nation     
Golf    
Angling           
Walking in Ireland
 
Insights
Ireland’s Top 10 Walks         
Trinity’s Traditions   
Horse-drawn Caravans          
The Irish Language     
The Cliffs of Moher  
Bungalow Blight        
Men Who March       
Belfast’s Heady History       
Ireland in the Movies 
The Joy of Ruins       
Dublin at War
Arts Festivals
Ireland’s Architecture
Bloomsday     
The Horse Culture     
The Burren
 
Places
Introduction   
Dublin
Excursions from Dublin         
The Southeast
Cork and Surroundings          
The Southwest           
Limerick and the Shannon Region      
Galway and the West
Inland Ireland 
The Northwest          
Northern Ireland        
Belfast
 
Travel Tips
Transport
Accommodation
Activities
Shopping
A–Z: Practical Information
Further Reading