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by Tim Perry (Author)
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You'd be hard-pressed to find a more comprehensive, engrossing and just plain fun-to-read guidebook than the Eyewitness Travel Guide: Ireland. Spilling over with all sorts of useful information for the traveler, you'll find three-dimensional drawings, floor plans, detailed neighborhood maps with a street-finder index, and even historical timelines. Broken into several sections (including "Introducing Ireland," "Region by Region," "Traveler's Needs," and "Survival Guide"), the guide paints a complete picture of the country. Readers will especially love the hundreds of color photos of everything from the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare to the Connemara landscape of County Galway to out-of-the-way pubs and street-by-street illustrated city walks (Dublin's Southeast walk takes in famed landmarks such as Trinity College, St. Stephen's Green and the Shelbourne Hotel). You'll also find listings for Aran sweaters, Waterford crystal, and Celtic recordings. --Jill Fergus --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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This compact, handsomely illustrated guide to Ireland opens with a general overview of the island's history and culture. The tour of the country begins in Dublin, then circles south and west, ending up in Belfast. At the back of the book are sections on lodging, food, shopping, and other practical information. It is similar in style, content, and price to Knopf Guides: Ireland, published in July 1995. Eyewitness Travel Guides claim to be "the guides that show what others only tell you." This volume does seem to have slightly more illustrations than the Knopf guide (as well as more hotel and restaurant listings), but its paper cover will not be as durable as Knopf's vinyl cover, and it is a bit heavier to carry. Still, this is a thorough guide that travelers, especially those off-the-beaten track, will find most useful. Recommended for public libraries.
Mary C. Kalfatovic, Telesec Lib. Svcs., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: DK Travel (March 20, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0756615445
  • ISBN-13: 978-0756615444
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,139 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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81 of 81 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The only guide we needed...., February 22, 2003
By Colleen M. Schneider (San Lorenzo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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My husband and I recently took our first trip out of the U.S. and decided to take a dream trip to Ireland. We started reading this guide well before we left to get an idea of where we wanted to go and what we wanted to see. The guide is fantastic. The pictures and details about each place helped us to choose many sites in a small country with so many beautiful places to go. We took this guide everywhere with us. As first time European travelers we needed to know all the basics; how to get around, what a round-about was (we don't have those here), where to convert our money, hours that the places are open and when they close, customs of the country, etc. This book really layed it out and helped us in deciding where we wanted to go. We ended up traveling from Dublin to Connemara, to Cork, to Waterford and finally back to Dublin. We felt that we were able to pick facinating sites, covering Newgrange, which is older than the pyramids, to castles, (Blarney & Bunratty), Cathedrals in Dublin, Trinity College, shopping on Grafton Street and buying beautiful scarves and sweaters to take home at Blarney Woolen Mills. Some sites we passed as we drove across the country and decided to make part of our journey, such as Jerpoint Abbey, others we had planned, such as the Rock of Cashel. We also bought the street maps for Dublin done by DK. Our trip was fabulous and we now only choose the DK guides when we take a trip either in the states or abroad. For a beautifully done, comprehensive book, you cannot go wrong here. Take it from the first time traveler....this one had everything we needed.
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134 of 140 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars What I did over summer vacation. . ., March 21, 2001
By R. Sparks "middle_path" (Norman, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews
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The following is a true story. The only proof I have to offer is that I have absolutely nothing to gain by lying about it. . .

In september of 1996, I walked into my boss's office and informed him that I wouldn't be back the next day. I have a feeling that he knew I wouldn't be coming back the next week. . Or the next month, either. As a 7-year member of a Fortune 500 management team, I had to deal with some fairly stressful situations. I needed a break. A big one.

Brian, the understanding boss, stood up, shook my hand, turned around and took this book off his shelf. "I've always wanted to go" And with that he, almost sadly, handed me the tome.

I went home, cancelled my paper, had my mail stopped, made arrangements for a neighbor to feed my fish and started packing.

2 kites, 1 touring bike, 1 fly rod, 1 fly vest, 3 changes of clothes and 1 plane ticket later I was sitting staring out the window of a largish plane listening to a Nun tell me about the last flight she'd taken (from Ireland) and how she got air sick. This was to be her second flight.

Now the point of this little aside - Over the next 8ish hours, the Nun and I (she didn't get sick) read every page to one another. She had lived in Ireland for 40 some years and still hadn't heard of all the palces and sights in this book. It's that good. I visited small out of the way places that I figured would be overrun, only to find that they were just as had been explained in the DK book. I even took 2 walking tours with my new friend in the habit.

The book doesn't pretend that it will have every B&B listed in it's pages, nor should you expect it to. the "Bord Failte", or the "Irish Board of Welcomes" puts out a comprehensive listing of all B&B's in the country that are approved as far as having met their requirements. Anyway, pick that and a 10 punt phone card up at any news dealer in the airport even before you look for a cab.

As far as good pubs, just wait until 6:30 and hook up with the frst large group you see walking around. They'll be glad to take you with them. The whole country is just sickeningly friendly. And they're not looking for a tip. I had a waitress run to catch me on the street when I left a tip at my table. Had I been listening on the plane, the book explains who does and who doesn't expect a tip, where to hail a cab, the best places for lunch, what you want to do and why.

3 months later, I returned home with a completely different attitude about the world.

Anyway, the book has well earned it's stars as far as I'm concerned.

I can strongly recommend this book. . . And Brian? You should have gone.

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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for plannig your Irish adventure., July 3, 2000
By J. Sexton (Joplin, Mo USA) - See all my reviews
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I used this book for as my baseline for planning my week long trip to Ireland. The book is so well organized, it makes it easy to plot a course in Ireland and then to decide what to see while you are travelling from Point A to Point B. The beautiful photography and bird's eye view drawings give the reader an idea where to expect the greatest highlights. There are also very detailed descriptions, explanations, and historical narritaves. The book makes most of the guided tours at historical sights unnecessary. Often there was more information in the book than there was available on site. And the extra knowledge helped us greatly in avoiding most of the "tourist traps".(Helpful hint: Blarney castle was the biggest tourist trap/dissapointment on our trip. It that was the only castle in Ireland you saw, it would be OK. But you can find better castles along the side of just about any country road. And these castles won't have cheezy giftshops, entrance fees, photographer fees, electricity, repairs using modern technology, or 2 hour long lines.)

Even if you are not planning a trip to Ireland, the book is still very interesting and informative just to get an idea of all the treasures that await you on the Green Isle.

I promise this book will be the "Bible" of your journey to Ireland.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good the visual reader but not as much info as other guides
Like many DK books this one does a great job of showing picture layouts of many of the most famous monuments in Ireland. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Knud A. Hermansen

5.0 out of 5 stars A first-rate guide to Ireland
Excellent. A visual delight. Well-organized by regions; excellent diagrams and drawings. Smart, tight and accurate reviews of sights, routes and places of interest, including... Read more
Published 2 months ago by cbeno the traveler

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Ireland guide for the money, in my opinion
I love the DK Publishing Eyewitness travel guide to Ireland. Having recently traveled to Ireland, I brought it with and found it very timely and useful. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Images
Definitely more fun to read than your average travel. Also includes plenty of information.
Published 3 months ago by Sunny

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Guide
It's difficult for a guide of this size to be all things to all people. Having said that, I think the Eyewitness Travel made the right choices in designing this book. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bruce N. Wilkinson

5.0 out of 5 stars Ireland Eyewitness Travel Guide
My friends and I are planning to go to Ireland and we didn't know how to begin planning for the trip until I received this book. It has been an invaluable aid. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ann Caudle

4.0 out of 5 stars Must have for first time traveler
I bought this book in preparation for a trip to Ireland, not only our first time there, but our first time in Europe. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Margaret E. Ball

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!! A must-have book for your trip to Ireland!
Hands down, this is THE travel book one needs for planning a trip to Ireland. Filled with wonderful photos and drawings and interesting text that really tells you about each area,... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Sam

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Overall Guide
Ireland worth a visit and this guide will be very helpful. Great country and great people! Dia duit!
Published 12 months ago by Forhasta

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great DK book
This guide is very informative and very visual. It makes it a lot easier to know what to expect when you get to Ireland and gives some great suggestions. Read more
Published 13 months ago by James D. Crabtree

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