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1 750 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd A Abbey Island 293 Abbeyleix abbeys, see monasteries & abbeys Abbeyshrule 527 accommodation 726-7, see also individual locations Achill Island , Act of Catholic Emancipation 699 Act of Union 700 activities 24-7, 33-40, 722-4, see also birdwatching, canoeing, cycling, diving, falconry, fishing, golf, hang-gliding, horse riding, paragliding, surfing, walking Adams, Gerry 706 Adare Adley, Charlie 392 Adrigole 266 adventure centres 37 Dunmore East 188 Gartan Outdoor Education Centre 489 Killary Adventure Centre 421 Life Adventure Centre 625 Aghadoe 282 Ahakista 263 Ahern, Bertie 717 Ahern, Cecilia 717 Aillwee Caves 380 air travel 734, 736 Albert Memorial Clock Tower 577 alcohol 44, 709, see also beer, Guinness, poitín, stout, whiskey Allihies All-Ireland Finals 27 An Díseart 303 ancient sites, see historic sites Angela s Ashes 329 Anglo-Irish Treaty 703, 704 animals 719, see also birds, deer, dolpins, donkeys, ponies, seals, weasels, whales 000 Map pages 000 Photo pages Annalong Annals of the Four Masters, the 461 Annascaul 299 Annestown 190 Antrim, County 51, 634, , accommodation 634 climate 634 food 634 highlights 636 travel seasons 634 Antrim town 669 aquariums 303, , 653 apartheid 704 Aran Islands , arts 405 books 400 travel to/from 400 travel within 403-4, 406, 410 architecture 422-3, 552 Ardagh Chalice 69-70, 77 Ardara Ardfert 316 Ardgroom 268 Ardmore Ards Peninsula area codes 17, 731 Ark Open Farm 614 Armagh city , 630 Armagh, County 50, 605, , 606 accommodation 605 climate 605 food 605 highlights 606 travel seasons 605 Armagh Courthouse 630 Armagh Gaol 630 Armagh Planetarium 631 Arranmore Island 479 art galleries, see also museums Courthouse Studios & Gallery 367 Crawford Municipal Art Gallery 223 Douglas Hyde Gallery of Modern Art 64 Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane 85 Gallery of Photography 65 Highlanes Gallery 549 Irish Museum of Modern Art 84 Limerick City Gallery of Art 323 Model 20, 447 National Craft Gallery & Kilkenny Design Centre 208 National Gallery 72-4 Old Market House Arts Centre 191 Ormeau Baths Gallery 575 People s Gallery Studio 643 Siopa Chill Rialaig 292 Visual Centre for Contemporary Art 198 arts 695, , see also dance, films, literature, music, theatre Askeaton 330 Athenry Athlone 524-6, 520 ATMs 368, 730 Aughnacliffe dolmen 524 Aughrim 424 Aughris Head 454 Avoca Avondale House B B&Bs 726 Bacon, Francis 85 Ballard Bay 365 Ballina (County Clare) Ballina (County Mayo) Ballinamore 527 Ballinasloe 424 Ballingarry 333 Ballintoy 659 Ballitore Ballon 201 Ballybunion 318 Ballybunion Castle 318 Ballycastle (County Antrim) Ballycastle (County Mayo) Ballyconneely 415 Ballyconnell 563 Ballycroy National Park 441 Ballydavid 310 Ballyferriter 309 Ballyhack 177 Ballyjamesduff Ballykissangel 156 Ballyliffin 494 Ballymacgibbon Cairn 430 Ballymaloe 236 Ballymena Ballymote Ballyvaughan Baltimore Banagher Banba s Crown 496 Bangor Bangor Erris Bangor Trail 436 Bank of Ireland building 80 banking crisis 707 Bannow 175 Bannow Bay 175 Bansha 334 Bantry Banville, John 717 Barleycove

2 Barna Woods 413 Barry, Sebastian 716 Barryscourt Castle 236 Battle of Aughrim Interpretive Centre 424 Battle of Clontarf 696 Battle of Kinsale 698 Battle of the Bogside 704 Battle of the Boyne 537, 698, 699 Battle of Vinegar Hill 698 beaches Achill Island 437 Ards Peninsula 484 Ballard Bay 365 Ballybunion 318 Ballycastle 661 Ballyholme Bay 609 Ballyliffin 494 Ballyquin Beach 194 Barleycove 259 Carraroe 413 Carrick Finn 476, 478 Clogher 309 Clonakilty 347, 248 Clonea Strand 191 Connemara 420 Culdaff 476 Curracloe 172 Curran Strand 653 Dog s Bay 415 Donegal Point 365 Doonalt 474 Dublin 133 Elly Bay 441 Enniscrone 454 Fanore 379 Fintragh Bay 472 Glassilaun Beach 420 Gurteen Bay 415 Hook Head 176 Inch Beach 298, Inishbofin 418 Killahoey Beach 484 Kilkee 362 Lackan Bay 443 Lahinch 366, 367 Maghery Bay 478 Malinbeg 474 Marble Hill Beach Mullaghmore Mullaghroe Beach 441 Mullet Peninsula 441 Mulranny 437 Pollatomish 442 Portnoo 476 Portrush 653 Portsalon 476 Portstewart Rossknowlagh 476 Rosslare Strand 172 Salthill 388 Silver Strand 413 Spanish Point 365 Streedagh 458 Tramore (County Waterford) 189 Tramore Beach (County Donegal) 476, 484, 469 White Strand 365 Wicklow 154 Youghal 237 Beaghmore Stone Circles 688 Beara Peninsula (Ring of Beara) Beara Way 268, 35 Beckett, Samuel 715, 125 beer 44, 193, 201, 209, 230, 394, see also breweries & distilleries Behan, Brendan 716 Belfast 50, , 569, 572-3, 586 accommodation 568, black taxi tours 581, 12 Cathedral Quarter 576 city centre climate 568 drinking emergency services 601 entertainment 597 festivals food 568, highlights 569 history 570 internet access 601 itineraries 570 medical services 601 Laganside & Lanyon Place murals 584, shopping sights South Belfast (Queen s Quarter) Titanic Quarter tourist offices tours travel seasons 568 travel to/from 602, 603 travel within walking tour 588 West Belfast (Gaeltacht Quarter) Belfast Castle 585 Belfast Zoo 585 Bell Harbour 381 Bellanaboy 442 Belleek 681 Belmullet 441 Belturbet Belvelly 237 Benbane Head 662 Benbulben Bennettsbridge Benwee Head 442 Bere Island 266 Bessbrook 628 bicycle travel, see cycling Bigfish 577 Binchy, Maeve 717 Binevenagh Lake 650 birds birdwatching 40, books 40 courses 40, 256 Castle Espie 617 Clear Island Cliffs of Moher 369 Cooley Birdwatching Trail 557 Curracloe 172 Hook Head Lough Boora 514 Lough Ree 526 Moville to Greencastle 498 Oxford Island 633 Portaferry 612 Skellig Islands 291 Tory Island 481 Birr Bishop s Palace 322 Bishop s Stone 679 Black Head 379 black taxi tours (Belfast) 587, 12 Black & Tans 701 Blacklion 563 black pudding 251 Blacksod Point 441 Blarney Castle 234 Blarney Stone 234 Blasket Islands Blennerville Windmill & Visitor Centre 312 Blessington Bloody Foreland 481 Bloody Sunday 646, 704, 705 Bloomsday 25, 99, see also Joyce, James Blue Stack Mountains 465, 469 Boa Island 681, 683 boat cruises 680, 736 Antrim, County 653, 660, 669 Armagh, County 633 Cavan, County 561 Clare, County 357, 364, 370 Cork, County 238, 240, 252, 254 Derry, County 651 Donegal, County 482 Down, County 609, 612 Dublin 97, INDEX B

3 752 INDEX B C boat cruises continued Fermanagh, County 673, 678, 679, 680 Galway, County 389, 412, Kerry, County 290 Longford, County 524 Mayo, County 428 Midlands, the 525 Offaly, County 505, 508, 510, 512, 519 Sligo, County 454 boat hire Banagher 508 Belturbet 561 canal barges 505, 726 Carrick-on-Shannon 519 Fermanagh 684 Lough Corrib 412 Lough Erne 678, 680, 682 Lough Key 516 boat travel 734-5, 736, see also boat cruises, boat hire, ferry travel Bocan Stone Circle 497 bodhrán 712 Bog of Allen 160 Bog of Allen Nature Centre 160 bogs 718, 719 Bogside Artists Bogside, Battle of the 705 Boland, Evan 716 Bolton Library 337 Bono 90, 102, 132, 590, 708, see also U2 Book of Durrow 514 Book of Kells 62-3, 67 Book of Leinster 541 booking services 101, 726, 734, 735 books 491, 692, 717 bookshops 23 border crossings 736 Borris Ború, Brian 631 boxers 566 Boycott, Captain Charles Cunningham 430 Boyle Boyne Viaduct 550 Brandon s Point 310 Brandy Pad 624 Braveheart 542 Breastagh Ogham Stone 443 breweries & distilleries Carlow Brewing Company 201 Cooley Distillery 538 Franciscan Well Brewery 230, Map pages 000 Photo pages Guinness Storehouse 81 Kilkenny 13 Locke s Distillery Old Bushmills Distillery 657 Old Jameson Distillery 87 Smithwick s Brewery 209 Britton, Neil 470 Brow Head 259 Brú na Bóinne 10, 534-7, 10 Bruckless 472 B-Specials 704 budget 16, 726, 727, 729 Buncrana Bundoran , 38 Bunratty Bunratty Castle & Folk Park 356 Burren, the , 370 geology 371 information plant life 370 travel to/from 371 travel within 371 walking 370 wildlife 370 Burren Perfumery & Floral Centre 378 Burren Way 370 Burtonport 478 bus travel 736, 737, 739 bushwalking, see walking Bushmills business hours 727 Butlersbridge 561 C Caherciveen Cahercommaun Fort 378 Caherconnell Fort Caherdaniel Cahir Callan Famine Graveyard 216 camping 726 canals 505, 527, 627 canoeing 37 Birr 506 Boa Island Killary 421 Leixlip 158 Lough Erne Canoe Trail 684 Lough Melvin 686 Mourne Mountains 625 Cappoquin Captain Webb s Hole 430 car travel 17, 729, 736-7, 739, see also scenic drives Carlingford Carlow, County 47, , accommodation 165 climate 165 food 165 gardens & parks 200 travel seasons 165 Carlow County Museum 20 Carlow town Carna 414 Carnbane East 547 Carnbane West 547 Carndonagh Carne 174 Carrantuohil 283 Carraroe 413 Carrick Carrick-a-Rede 662 Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge 659, 13 Carrickfergus 668 Carrickfergus Castle 668 Carrickmacross Carrick-on-Shannon Carrick-on-Suir 343 Carrigaholt 364 Carron 378 Carron Polje 378 Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery 453 Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery 451 Cashel Casino at Marino 84 Castle Coole 677 Castle Espie Wildlife & Wetlands Centre , 617 Castle Ward Estate Castlebar Castlebellingham 556 Castlecomer 220 Castledermot 164 Castlegregory , 301 Castlepollard Castlereagh, Robert Stewart 613 Castlerock 651, 652 castles 13, see also ruins, stately homes & mansions Adare Castle 331 Ashford Castle 428 Ashtown Castle 93 Athlone Castle 525 Athlumney Castle 539 Aughnanure Castle 411 Ballybunion Castle 318 Ballycarbery Castle & Ring Forts 289 Ballyhack Castle 177 Ballymote Castle 453 Bangor Castle 609 Barryscourt Castle 236 Belfast Castle 585 Birr Castle Demesne 506 Black Castle 154 Blarney Castle 234

4 Buncrana Castle 492 Cabra Castle 562 Cahir Castle 338 Carlow Castle 198 Carrickabraghey Castle 494 Carrickfergus Castle 668 Castle Coole 677 Castle Leslie 565 Castle Murray 472 Castle Ward Estate Charleville Castle 512 Classiebawn Castle 459 Clonony Castle 509 Clough Oughter Castle 561 Crom Castle 678 Cromwell s Castle 508 Dalkey Castle 132 Desmond Castle 239 Doe Castle 484 Donegal Castle 461 Dublin Castle 69 Dundrum Castle 623 Dungarvan Castle 191 Dunguaire Castle 422 Dunluce Castle 657 Dunsany Castle 541 Enniscorthy Castle 179 Enniskillen Castle 673 Ferns Castle 181 Gallarus Castle Glenarm Castle 667 Glenveagh Castle 488 Granuaile s Castle 431 Hillsborough Castle 607 Howth Castle 133 Huntington Castle 202 Johnstown Castle & Gardens 171 Kanturk Castle 269 Kilkenny Castle 204, Killyleagh 615 King John s Castle (Carlingford) 557 King John s Castle (Limerick) 322 King s Castle 330 Kinnitty Castle Knappogue Castle 352 Lea Castle 504 Leap Castle 508 Lismore Castle 196 Listowel Castle 317 Lynch s Castle 387 Malahide Castle 134 Maynooth Castle 158 Nenagh Castle 344 O Brien s Castle 406 Ormond Castle 343 Parkavonear Castle 282 Parke s Castle Portaferry Castle 612 Portumna Castle & Gardens 424 Rockfleet Castle 437 Roscommon Castle 518 Roscrea Castle 344 Ross Castle 279, 562 Slane Castle 538 Stormont Castle 586 Strangford Castle 620 Taafe s Castle 557 Talbot Castle 542 Trim Castle 542, 544 Waterford Castle Castletown House 158 Castletownbere Castletownshend Cathedral Quarter 576 cathedrals, see also churches Ardfert Cathedral 316 Cathedral of Christ the King 528 Cathedral of the Assumption 199 Christ Church Cathedral (Dublin) 82-3 Christ Church Cathedral (Waterford) 183 Clonfert Cathedral 424 Clonmacnoise Cathedral 511 Down Cathedral 618 Galway Cathedral 387 Holy Trinity Cathedral 183 Killaloe Cathedral 357 St Aidan s Cathedral 180 St Anne s Cathedral 576 St Brendan s Catholic Cathedral 423 St Brigid s Cathedral 161 St Canice s Cathedral St Carthage s Cathedral 196 St Colman s Cathedral 235 St Columb s Cathedral St Edan s Cathedral 181 St Eunan s Cathedral 486 St Fin Barre s Cathedral St Macartan s Catholic Cathedral 564 St Mary s Cathedral (Kilkenny) 209 St Mary s Cathedral (Killarney) 272 St Mary s Cathedral (Limerick) 323 St Mary s Pro-Cathedral St Patrick s Cathedral (Dublin) 82, 83 St Patrick s Cathedral (Dundalk) 556 St Patrick s Roman Catholic Cathedral 631 Catholic Emancipation Act 701 Catholicism 698 Causeway Coast Way 662 Causeway Speciality Market 651 Cavan, County 50, 531, , 532 accommodation 531 climate 531 food 531 highlights 532 travel seasons 531 Cavan town Cavan Way 560 caves Aillwee Caves 380 Caves of Kesh 453 Cong 430 Crag Cave 315 Cushendun 664 Doolin 372 Dunmore Cave 220 Marble Arch Caves Mitchelstown Caves 340 Céide Fields 442 céilidh 712 cell phones 17, 731 Celtic Crosses, see high crosses Celtic mythology 90, 461 Annals of the Four Masters, the 461 Cong 430 Cruachan Aí Visitor Centre 515 Grace O Malley (Pirate Queen) 433 Hill of Slane 538 Hill of Tara 540 Inisheer 406 murals 584 Mythic Cycle 715 Newgrange 535 St Brigid 162 woodcarving 451 Celtic Tiger 703, 705 Celts 695 cemeteries Abbeystrewery Cemetery 253 Callan Famine Graveyard 216 Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery 453 Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery 451 Glasnevin Cemetery 93 Milltown Cemetery 588 Monasterboice Cemetery 553 Newtown Cemetery 544 Chandler, Raymond 186 Chaplin, Charlie 293 Charlemont House 85 Charles I 697 cheese 45, 260, 268, 524 Chester Beatty Library 68 chick lit 717 children, travel with 95, 591, 728 Chimney Tops 658 Christ Church Cathedral (Dublin) 82-3 Christ Church Cathedral (Waterford) 183 Christianity 695, INDEX C

5 754 INDEX C Church Island Christmas 27 churches, see also cathedrals Church of St Columba 546 Church of St Finghin 352 Clonca Church 497 Collegiate Church 331 Collegiate Church of St Nicholas of Myra 385 Costello Chapel 519 Ennis Friary 347 French Church 183 Holy Cross Church 295 Holy Trinity Church 342 Layde Old Church 665 Meelick Church 508 Multyfarnham Franciscan Friary 529 Newman Chapel 79 Quin Abbey 352 Sinclair Seamen s Church 576 St Anne s Church 224 St Audoen s Churches 84 St Augustine s Church 191 St Brendan s Church 310 St Declan s Church 194 St Fechin s Church 529 St Iberius Church 168 St Malachy s Parish Church 607 St Mary s Church 317 St Michan s Church 90 St Multose Church 240 St Munna s Church 529 St Peter s Church of Ireland St Peter s Roman Catholic Church 549 St Senan s Catholic Church 361 Tullyaughnish Church 491 Circuit of Ireland International Rally 24 City Hall 80, 571 city walls 635 Civil Rights Movement 704 civil war 702 Claddagh 398 Claddagh rings 398 Claddaghduff 418 Clanbrassil Barn 623 Clare 15 Clare Archaeology Centre 351 Clare, County 48, , 346, accommodation 345 climate 345 food 345 highlights Map pages 000 Photo pages travel seasons 345 Clare Island Clarinbridge Clear Island Cleggan 418 Clew Bay 431, 22 Clifden cliffs Cliffs of Magho Cliffs of Moher 15, , 14, 354, 355 climate 24-7, 728, see also individual regions Cloghane Clogher 309 Clogher Head 309 Clogherhead 556 Clonakilty Clondra 527 Clonegal 202 Clones Clonmacnoise 14, , 511, 14 Clonmany 494 Clonmel 342 Clonmines 175 Cloughmore Stone 626 Cloverhill 561 Coastal Zone aquarium 653 Cobh coffin ships 178, 432, 515, 700 Coleraine 651 Collins, Michael 246, 252, 702, 703 Columbus, Christopher 385 Comeragh Mountains 197 Common Agricultural Policy 703 Cong Cong Stone Circle 430 Connemara 8, , , 8 Connemara National Park 419, 10 Connolly, James 701 Connor Pass 310, 301 construction boom 693 consulates 729 Conway Mill 581 cooking, see courses cooking schools 22 Ballyknocken House 155 Ballymaloe 234 Ghan House 558 Source 449 Tannery Cookery School 191 Cookstown 688 Coole Park 423 Cooley Peninsula Cootehall 527 Copper Coast Copper Coast European Geopark Corcomroe Abbey 381 Cork city , 226, 11, accommodation drinking emergency services 233 entertainment festivals & events 225 food history 223 Huguenot Quarter 228 internet access 233 Shandon shopping sights tourist offices 233 tours travel to/from 233 travel within Cork, County 47, , 222, accommodation 221 climate 221 food 221 highlights 222 travel seasons 221 Cork International Choral Festival 24 Corlea Trackway 524 Cormac s Chapel 336 Corofin Corrib gas pipeline 442 costs 16-17, 726, 727, 731, 737, 739 County Sligo Golf Course 450 courses archaeology 473 arts & crafts 431, 528, 566, 686 birdwatching 40, 256 Buddhist teachings 563 cheese-making 524 cooking 191, 236, 431, 558, 565, 689 cultural 474, 599 dancing 599 diving 257, 420 falconry 428 goat-keeping 256 health 524 hill walking 473, 489 horticultural 566 Irish language 256, 442, 599 meditation 563 music 599 organics 524, 538 painting 195, 438-9, 475, 550 permaculture 453 sailing 489 yoga 431, 524, 563 crafts Cahir 339 Claddagh 398 Clare Island 431

6 Derry/Londonderry 648 Foxford 445 Kilkenny 208, 216 Malin Head 497 Spiddal 413 Waterford city 187 Crag Cave 315 Craggaunowen Craig, James 704 Crawfordsburn 609 credit cards 730 Creevykeel Goort Cairn 459 Creggan 688 Croagh Patrick 432, 22 Croke Park 94 Cromane Peninsula 285 Cromwell, Oliver 697, 699 Crookedwood Crookhaven 259 crosses, see high crosses Cross of Clogher 564 Crossmaglen crystal Cúchulainn 715 Cuilcagh Mountain 685 Cuilcagh Mountain Park 563, 686 Culdaff 497 Cullen s Rock 150 culture 692-3, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich 581 Curracloe Beach 172 Curragh, the Curraghmore Estate Curraheen Greyhound Park 232 Curran Strand 653 currency 16 Cushendall Cushendun Custom House 91-2, 577 customs 18-19, 45 customs regulations 728 Cut mountain pass 503 Cutters Wharf 577 cycling 36-7, 736 Beara Way Cycle Route 264 Cork, County 263 Great Western Greenway 434, 436 Kingfisher Trail 673 Loughshore Trail 633 Sheep s Head Cycle Route 263 Westport 434 D Dáil Éireann 701 Dalkey 132 Damer House 344 dance 599 dangers, see safety 739 de Valera, Éamon 701, 702, 703 deer 719 Deer Park Court Cairn 452 Delphi Democratic Unionist Party 704, 706 Derreen Gardens 268 Derry/Londonderry 14, , 638 accommodation Bogside drinking entertainment 647 festivals & events 644 food history 635 shopping 647 sights tourist offices 648 tours travel seasons 634 travel to/from 648 travel within walking tour 641 Derry, County 51, 634, , accommodation 634 climate 634 food 634 highlights travel seasons 634 Derrymore House 628 Desmond Castle 239 Devenish Island 679 Diamond Obelisk 461 Dingle Oceanworld 303 Dingle Peninsula , Dingle town , 302, 9 Dingle Way 305 directory enquiries 731 disabilities, travellers with 732 diving 176 Achill Island 438 Clare Island 431 Connemara 418 courses 257, 420 Kilkee 362 Sligo 459 Doagh Island 494 Dog s Bay 415 dolphins 719 Donagh Cross 495 Donaghadee 611 Donaghmore 503, 688 Donaghmore Workhouse 503 Donegal, County 49, , 462-3, accommodation 460 climate 460 food 460 highlights travel seasons 460 Donegal Point 365 Donegal town 461-5, 466 donkeys 413, 614 Donkey Sanctuary 269 Donnelly s Hollow 163 Doolin 371 Doolough Valley Doon Fort 477 Doon Well 489 Doonbeg 365 Dooney Rock 454 Doorty Cross 376 Douglass, Frederick 699 Down, County 50, 605, , 606 accommodation 605 climate 605 food 605 highlights 606 travel seasons 605 Downhill Downhill Estate 650 Downing Street Declaration 705 Downings 489 Downpatrick Dowra 563 Dowth 536 Doyle, Roddy 716 drinks 41-5, 394, see also alcohol drinking 709 driving, see car travel Drogheda , 548 Drombeg stone circle 251 Dromod 527 Dromore Wood 351 Drumanone Dolmen 516 Drumcliff 455-8, 457 Drumshanbo 527 Drumsna 527 Dublin 7, 46, , 56-7, 58, 60-1, 7 accommodation 54, climate 54 Docklands 90-2, 91 drinking emergency services 128 entertainment festivals & events 97-8 food 54, Grafton St 59-81, 70-1 highlights 56-7 history 55, 58-9 internet access 128 itineraries 55 Kilmainham 81-5 Liberties, the 81-5 markets 128 medical services 129 Phoenix Park INDEX C D

7 756 INDEX D F Dublin continued Portobello 80 shopping sights St Stephen s Green 75-9, 78, 114 Temple Bar 64-8, 70-1, 114, 115 theatre 122 tourist offices 129 tours 94-7 travel seasons 54 travel to/from travel within Dublin Castle 69 Dublin Fringe Festival 26 Dublin Theatre Festival 27 Dublin Zoo 93 Dubliners, the 713 Dún Aengus Dún an Óir Fort 309 Dún Chonchúir fort 404 Dunabrattin Head 190 Dunbeg Fort 308 Duncannon Duncannon Fort 177 Duncormick 175 Dundalk Dundrum 623 Dunfanaghy Dungannon 688 Dungarvan Dungloe 478 Dunkineely 472 Dunlewy Dunluce Castle 657 Dunmore Cave 220 Dunmore East Dunmore Head 308 Dunquin 308 Dunseverick Castle 658, 662 Durcan, Paul 716 Durrow 502 Durrow Abbey 514 Durrus 260, Dursey Island 267 Dysert O Dea E Easkey 454 East Munster Way 343 Easter Rising 701, 702 economy 692-3, 703, Ecos Environmental Centre ecotourism Map pages 000 Photo pages electricity 728 Elizabeth II 707 services 730 embassies 729 emergencies 17 emigration 700 Emo Court 504 English Civil War 697, 699 English market 230 Ennis , 348 Enniscorthy Enniscrone 454 Enniskerry Enniskillen 673-7, 674 Ennistymon Enright, Anne 716 environmental issues 442, etiquette 19, 45 European Economic Community 703 European Union 704 events 24-7 exchange rates 17 Exploris aquarium Eyeries 268 F Fahan 493 Fahan beehive huts 308 Fair Head 664, 665 Falcarragh falconry 428 Falls Rd 581 Famine Warhouse 339 Fanad Peninsula 490-1, 468 Fanore 379 farmers markets 41, 108 farmstays 194 Father Ted 376, 404, 566 Fenit Fermanagh, County 51, 671, , 672 accommodation 671 climate 671 food 671 highlights 672 travel seasons 671 Ferns 181 ferry travel 734, 735, see also boat travel festivals 24-7 Belfast Festival at Queen s 27 Bloomsday 25, 99 Cork International Choral Festival 24 Cork Jazz Festival 27 Dublin Fringe Festival 26 Dublin International Film Festival 24 Dublin Theatre Festival 27 Electric Picnic 504 Féile An Phobail 26 Fleadh Cheoil nah Éireann 26 Galway 26, 395, 396 Kilkenny Cat Laughs 25 Killarney Summerfest 26 Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival 375 literary 21 Oxegen 26 Puck Fair 26 Sligo Jazz festival 447 St Patrick s Day 24, 25 Temple House Festival 20 Wexford Opera Festival 27 Wicklow Arts Festival 154 Wicklow Gardens Festival 141 Wicklow Regatta Festival 154 Wilile Clancy Irish Music Festival 366 Willie Clancy Summer School 26 Yeats International Festival 447 Fethard Fethard-on-Sea 176 Fianna Fáil 692, 702, 704 films 693 Finavarra Peninsula 381 Fine Gael 692, 702, 704 Fisherstreet 372 fishing 39 Ballina 444 Carrickmacross 566 Cavan 559 Clare, County 379 Fermanagh 684, 686 Killarney 272 Lough Corrib 412 Westmeath 528 Westport 435 Flaggy Shore 381 folk parks Bunratty Castle & Folk Park 356 Cashel Folk Village 336 Father McDyer s Folk Village 474 Sligo Folk Park 452 Ulster American Folk Park 687 Ulster Folk Museum 581 food 41-5, 729 football forests Fort Eliza 508 Forty Foot Pool 133 Fota 234 Fota Wildlife Park 234 Foxford Woollen Mill 20, 445 Foynes 330 Francis Bacon Studio 85 Free Derry Corner 640

8 Fungie the dolphin 303, 304 Fureys, the 713 G Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) 701 Gaelic football 15, 27, 275, 722-3, 14 Gaelic games 722 Gaelic Revival 702, 715 Gaeltacht 740 Ballinskelligs 292 Belfast Clear Island 255 Connemara 410 Dingle town 299 Gweedore 479 Mullet Peninsula 441 Rathcairn 545 Ring Peninsula 193 Rosses, the 477 Galgorm 669 Gallarus Castle & Oratory Galtee Mountains Galway city , 386-7, 9 accommodation drinking entertainment 394 festivals 395, food internet access 395 Salthill 388 shopping sights tourist office 395 tours 389 travel to/from 398 travel within 398 Galway, County 48, , 383 accommodation 382 climate 382 food 382 highlights 383 travel seasons 382 Galway Race Week 26, Gap of Dunloe 282-3, 284 Gap of Mamore 494 gardens & parks Abbey Sense Gardens 501 Altamont Gardens 200, 201 Antrim Castle Gardens 669 Antrim Lough Shore Park 669 Belvedere House & Gardens 527 Botanic Gardens Brigit s Garden 411 Castle Archdale Country Park 680 Cave Hill Country Park 585 Childers Park 317 Coole Park 423 Delta Sensory Gardens 200 Derreen Gardens 268 Derrynane National Historic Park Doneraile Park 269 Duckett s Grove 200 Emo Court 504 Eyre Square Glenshelane Park 195 Heywood Gardens 501 Huntington Castle & Gardens 200 Irish National Stud & Gardens 162 Iveagh Gardens 79 Kilgraney House Herb Gardens 200, 201 Knappogue Castle & Walled Garden 352 Knockreer House & Gardens 279 Kylemore Abbey 419 Loughcrew Gardens 547 Merrion Square 80 Millennium Gardens 196 Mount Stewart House & Gardens Mt Usher Gardens 152 Muckross Estate 279 National Botanic Gardens 94 People s Park 323 Phoenix Park 92-3 Portumna Castle & Gardens 424 Roe Valley Country Park 649 Rowallane Garden 608 Scrabo Country Park 614 St Stephen s Green 75-9, 78 The Mall 630 Tullnally Castle Gardens 529 Vandeleur Walled Garden 361 War Memorial Garden 85 Garinish Island 264 gay travellers 100, 233, 598, 710, 729 genealogy 21, 75, 315, 334, 441, 544, 592 General Post Office 701 geography geology , 720, 721 Giant s Causeway 658, 660-1, 2-3, 31 Giant s Causeway & Bushmill s Railway 657 Girona, wreck 656 Glandore Glanmore Lake 268 Glanteenassig Forest Recreation Area 311 Glasson 526 Glen Gesh Pass 475 Glen of Aherlow Glen of Imaal Glenariff Glenariff Circuit 666 Glenarm 667 Glenbarrow 503 Glencolumbcille Glendalough 8, 142-9, 146, 8, Glendine Park 503 Glengarriff Gleninsheen Wedge Tomb 377 Glenmacnass 143 Glenmalure Glens of Antrim Glenties 477 Glenveagh National Park Gods of the Neale stone 430 Golden 338 golden eagle 720 Golden Mile Goldsmith Country 526 Goldsmith, Oliver 526 Goleen golf 11 Donegal, County 494 Kildare, County 158, 159 Portstewart 652 Sligo, County 450 Good Friday Agreement 705, 706 Gort Gortahork Gortin 688 Gortin Lakes 688 Gortmore 650 Gorumna 413 Gougane Barra Gowran 218 Graiguenamanagh Grand Canal , 505 Grand Opera House Grange 458 Great Famine 700 Great Sugarloaf 152 Great Western Railway 437 Greatman s Bay 413 Green Island 479 Greencastle Greyabbey 613 greyhound racing 232, 723 Greystones Grianán of Aileách fort 493 Griananlaghna fort 359 Guinness 44 Guinness Book of World Records 173 Guinness Storehouse 81-2 guitars 619 Gurteen Bay 415 Gweedore INDEX F G

9 758 INDEX H H Hag s Head 368 Hall of the Vicars Choral 336 Hamilton Graving Dock 578 Handel 68 hang-gliding 23, 181 harp 712 Hatley Manor 519 health 524, 729 Healy Pass 268 Heaney, Seamus 716 Hell s Hole 496 Henry II 697 Henry VIII 697 Henry VIII 697 heritage centres Adare 331 Ardara 476 Blasket Centre 308 Brian Ború 357 Brú Ború 336 Burren Centre 376 Caherciveen 289 Carlingford 557 Clare 377 Clew Bay 434 Colmcille Heritage Centre 488 Connemara Heritage & History Centre 416 Dún na Sí Heritage Centre 525 East Clare Heritage Centre 359 Excel Heritage Centre 333 Holy Trinity Heritage Centre 557 Kenmare 295 Lismore 197 Meath 544 Nenagh 344 North Down 609 Roscrea Saint Patrick Centre 618 Somme Heritage Centre 614 Sperrin Mountains 689 St George s Heritage Centre 519 St Patrick s Trian 631 Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre 512 Hezlett House 651 high crosses Ardboe High Cross 688 Carrowmore High Crosses 497 Donaghmore High Cross Durrow High Cross 514 Kilree Round Tower & High Cross Map pages 000 Photo pages Kinnitty High Cross 507 Moone High Cross 164 hiking, see walking Hill of Allen 160 Hill of Tara Hillsborough historic buildings Áras an Uachtaráin 93 Bank of Ireland 80 Belvedere House & Gardens 527 Charles Fort 239 City Hall, Belfast 571 County Courthouse 341 Crown Liquor Saloon Curfew Tower 665 Custom House (Belfast) 577 Custom House (Dublin) 91 Dominican Priory 518 Duckett s Grove 200 Dunfanaghy Workhouse 484 Florence Court Four Courts 89 Franciscan Friary (Donegal) 467 Franciscan Friary (Wexford) 168 General Post Office 88 Glebe House 489 Government Buildings 81 Grand Opera House, Belfast Guildhall, Derry 640 Harbour Commissioner s Office 576 Harland & Wolff Drawing Offices 578 Hillsborough Courthouse 607 Hillsborough Fort 607 King House Interpretive Centre Leinster House 74 Linen Hall Library 571 Loftus Hall 176 Main Guard 341 Malone House 585 Marsh s Library 82 Municipal Buildings 81 Ned s Point Fort 492 Nora Barnacle House 388 O Doherty s Keep 492 Reginald s Tower Rothe House & Garden 208 Spanish Arch & medieval walls 384 St Patrick s College 199 Stormont 586 Swiss Cottage 339 Teampall Chaoimháin 406 Thoor Ballyle 423 Wellbrook Beetling Mill 688 Westport House 433 historic re-creations Cashel Folk Village 336 Craggaunowen Doagh Famine Village 494 Father McDyer s Folk Village 474 Grant Ancestral Homestead 689 Irish National Heritage Park 171 Kerry Bog Village Museum 288 Lisnagun 246 Muckross Traditional Farms 279 No 29 Lower Fitzwilliam St 80 Ulster American Folk Park 687 Ulster Folk Museum 581 historic sites Adare religious houses 331 Andrew Jackson Centre 668 Arigna Mining Experience Battle of Boyne site 537 Beal Ború 359 Bonamargy Friary 660 Browne s Hill Dolmen 200 Callan Famine Graveyard 216 Clarendon Dock 577 Clonmacnoise 14, , 511, 14 Derrynane National Historic Park Derreenataggart Stone Circle 266 Dooagh 437 Dowth 536 Drombeg Stone Circle 251 Dún Aengus 400 Entries, the 575 Fore Valley 529 Giant s Ring Georgian House & Garden 323 Grange Stone Circle 330 Grant Ancestral Homestead 689 Hill of Slane 538 Kells Priory 215 Kilfenora high crosses 376 Killeshin Church 200 Killevy Churches 628 Kilmacduagh 424 Knock Marian Shrine 446 Knowth Monasterboice 553 Nendrum Monastic Site 615 Newgrange 535, 10, 555 Ossian s Grave 665 Rath of the Synods 540 Royal Enclosure 540 Selskar Abbey 168 Slievemore Deserted Village 437 St Brendan s Well 290 St Colmcille s House 546 St Declan s Church 194 St Laurence s Gate 548 Stone Circle, Kenmare 295 Thompson Pump House & Graving Dock 578

10 Tobar Éinne 406 Vinegar Hill 179 history hitching 739 HMS Caroline 578 holidays 731 Holy Island 359 Home Rule 701 Hook Head Hook Head Lighthouse 176 Hook Peninsula hookers 389 Hoops Courtyard 613 horse racing 160, 537, 723 horse riding 37, 434, 438, 527 Howth hurling 15, 27, I immigration 734 Inch 298-9, Inch Island Inchagoill 412 independence 702, 703 Inisfallen Island 279 Inishbofin Inisheer 399, Inishmaan 399, 404-6, Inishmór 399, 400-4, 402, 409 Inishmurray Island 458 Inishowen Head 497 Inishowen Peninsula 491, 492 Inishturk island 432 Iniskeel Island 477 Inistioge 218 Innisfree Island Inniskeen 567 insurance 729 international calls 731 International Monetary Fund 703 internet access internet resources 17, 101, 128, 424, 726, 729 Ireland basics Ireland s Eye 134 Irish Derby 25 Irish Free State 702, 703 Irish Grand National 24 Irish League 723 Irish National Liberation Army 705 Irish National Stud & Gardens Irish Republican Army (IRA) 701, 705, 706 Irish Volunteer Force 700 Irish War of Independence 703 Island Arts Centre 577 itineraries Iveagh Gardens 79 J James II 698, 699 James Joyce Cultural Centre 90 Jampa Ling Buddhist Centre 563 Janus Stone 681, 683 jaunting cars 277, 304 John F Kennedy Arboretum 179 Joyce, James 89, 90, 133, 527, 715, 124 K Kavanagh, Patrick 567 Keadue 527 Keenagh 527 Kells (County Meath) Kells (Kilkenny) Kelly, Cathy 717 Kelly, Luke 713 Kenmare 295-7, 35, 287 Kennedy Homestead 179 Kennedy family 179 Kennelly, Brendan 716 Kerry Bog Village Museum 288 Kerry, County 47, , 271 accommodation 270 climate 270 food 270 highlights 271 travel seasons 270 Kerry Head 316 Kerry Literary & Cultural Centre 316 Kerry Way 277 Keshcarrigan 527 Keyes, Marion 717 Kickham, Charles J 334 Kilbaha 364 Kilbeggan Kilbeggan Races 527 Kilcar Kilcolgan Kilcrohane 263 Kildare, County 46, 136, , accommodation 136 climate 136 food 136 highlights 138 travel seasons 136 Kildare town Kilfane 218 Kilfenora Kilfenora Céili Band Kilfenora high crosses 376 Kilkee Kilkenny 13 Kilkenny Castle 204, Kilkenny city , 204, 13, accommodation drinking 214 entertainment festivals & events food highlights history 203 shopping 215 tours 209 travel to/from 215 travel within 215 Kilkenny, County 47, , accommodation 165 climate 165 food 165 highlights travel seasons 165 Kilkieran Bay 413 Killadeas 679 Killadoon 431 Killala 443 Killaloe Killarney 272-7, 274, accommodation activities 272 drinking 276 entertainment 276 festivals 272 food 275 internet access 276 medical services 276 shopping 276 sights 272 tourist office 277 travel to/from 277 travel within 277 Killarney National Park , 35, Killary Harbour Killiney 132 Killorglin 285-8, 286 Killybegs 472 Killyleagh Kilmacanogue 152 Kilmainham Gaol 84 Kilmallock 330 Kilmore Quay Kilroy, Claire 717 Kilrush Kincasslagh 478 King John s Castle 322 Kingscourt 562 Kinnitty Kinsale , 240, Kinvara Knappogue Castle 352 Knock Knockalla Fort 490 Knockamany Bens 496 Knocknarea Cairn INDEX H K

11 760 INDEX K M Knockreer House & Gardens 279 Knockvicar 527 Knowth 535 L La Téne Stone 518 Lagan Meadows 577 Lagan Towpath 577 Lagan Weir 577 Laganside 576 Laganside Art Trail 576 Laganside project 576 Lahinch 366 Lambay Island 134 Land Act 699, 701 Land League 699, 701 Land War 701 landscape 718 language 16, 256, 442, 599 Lanyon Pl 577 Laois, County Larkin, Jim 89 Larne 667 Lartigue Monorailway 317 Lauragh 268 Laytown Laytown Races 537 Lecale Peninsula Leenane legal matters 730 Legananny 608 Legananny Dolmen 608 Legnabrocky Trail 685 Lehmann Bros 707 Leinster House 74 Leitrim, County Lemass, Sean 703 lesbian travellers 100, 233, 598, 710, 729 Letterfrack Letterkenny Lettermore 413 Lettermullen 413 Lewis, CS 716 lifestyle 709 Limavady Limerick city 322-9, 324, accommodation food history 322 internet access 328 medical services 328 sights tourist office Map pages 000 Photo pages tours 323 travel to/from 329 travel within 329 Limerick, County 48, 319, , accommodation 319 climate 319 food 319 highlights travel seasons 319 Linen Hall Library 571 Lisburn 604 Liscannor 368 Lisdoonvarna Lismore Lisnagun 246 Lissadell House 455 Listowel Listowel Castle 317 literature 715, see also books Little Museum of Dublin 20, 79 local transport 739 Londonderry 14, , 638, see also Derry/Londonderry Long Room 62, 127 Longford, County 524 Loop Head Lough Boora 514 Lough Corrib Lough Derg 359 Lough Derravaragh 529 Lough Doon 477 Lough Eske Lough Gartan Lough Gill Lough Glencar 458 Lough Gur 330, 327 Lough Gur Stone Age Centre 330 Lough Inagh Valley 414 Lough Macnean 686 Lough Melvin 686 Lough Muirí 381 Lough Neagh 633 Lough Oughter 561 Lough Ree 526 Lough Sheelin 562 Loughareema 664 Loughcrew Cairns Loughrea 423 Loughrea Peninsula 477 Louisburgh 431 Louth, County 50, 531, , 532, 555 accommodation 531 climate 531 food 531 highlights travel seasons 531 Lower Lough Erne , 683 Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park 160 M Mace Head 414 Macgillycuddy s Reeks Maghery 475 Magilligan Point 650 Maid of Antrim 669 Malahide Malin 496 Malin Head 496 Mallow 269 maps 730 Marble Arch 484 Marble Arch Caves Marble Arch Caves European Geopark 685 Market Cross 546 Marsh s Library 82, Mary from Dungloe 26 Mathew, Theobald 89, 225 Maynooth Maynooth Castle 158 Mayo, County 49, 425, , accommodation 425 climate 425 food 425 highlights 426 travel seasons 425 McCann, Colum 717 McCourt, Frank 329 McGuinness, Martin 704, 706 McLaverty, Bernard 716 measures 17 Meath, County 50, 531, , 532, accommodation 531 climate 531 food 531 highlights travel seasons 531 medical services 729 Meeting of the Waters 156 Merrion Square 80 Michael Collins Centre 252 Midlands, the 49, , accommodation 499 climate 499 food 499, 510 highlights 500 pubs 513 travel seasons 499 Midleton Miltown Malbay Mitchelstown Caves 340 Mizen Head Peninsula

12 Mizen Head Signal Station 260 mobile phones 17, 731 Monaghan Monaghan, County 50, 531, 563-7, accommodation 531 climate 531 food 531 highlights 532 travel seasons 531 Monasterboice 553 monasteries & abbeys Ballintubber Abbey Bective Abbey 545 Black Abbey 208 Boyle Abbey 516 Burrishoole Abbey 437 Clare Island Abbey 431 Cong Abbey 428 Corcomroe Abbey 381 Duiske Abbey 219 Dunbrody Abbey 177 Hore Abbey 336 Jerpoint Abbey 217 Kylemore Abbey 419 Mt Melleray Cistercian Abbey 195 Mucrkoss Abbey 282 Murrisk Abbey 432 Old Mellifont Abbey 552 Rathfran Abbey 443 Rosserk Abbey 443 Sligo Abbey 447 St Mary s Abbey (New Ross) 178 St Mary s Abbey (Trim) 542 Tintern Abbey Monastir sink hole 685 money 16, 17, 19, 368, 730 monuments Cole s Monument 673 Hands Across the Divide 640, 14 Lia Luguaedon Mac Menueh 412 Marconi Memorial 660 Turoe Stone 423 Moone 164 Moore, Christy 163, 713 motorcycle travel Mound of Down 619 Mound of the Hostages 540 Mount Stewart House & Gardens 613 mountains Mountcharles Mountmellick 503 Mountsandel Fort 651 Mountshannon Mourne Mountains 623-5, 38, Mourne Wall 624-5, 616 Moville 498 Moyle Way 664 Mt Croaghaun 438 Mt Errigal 480 Mt Knockmore 431 Mt Leinster 181-2, 201 Mt Mweelrea 420 Mt Seefin 263 Mt Slievemore 438 Mt Usher Gardens 152 Muckish Mountain 482, 484, 469 Muckross Estate Muckross House 279 Mullaghmore 459 Mullet Peninsula Mullingar Mulranny 437 multiculturalism 709 murals 580-1, 584, 642, Murlough Bay 664 museums, see also regional museums Armagh Public Library 629 Ballycastle Museum 660 Barracks 289 Bishop s Palace 183 Braid 669 Burren Centre 376 Carrickfergus Museum 668 Cashel Heritage Town Centre Museum Casino at Marino 94 Celtic & Prehistoric Museum 308 Chorister s Hall 183 City Hall 80-1 Cobh Museum 235 Cobh, the Queenstown Story 235 Cockle Row Cottages 609 Cork Butter Museum 224 Cork City Gaol 224 Custom House 91-2 Dartfield Horse Museum & Park 423 Douglas Hyde Interpretive Centre 516 Dublin Writers Museum 88-9, 126 Dunbrody Famine Ship 178 Dvblinia & the Viking World 83-4 Edward Rice International Heritage Centre 183 Fort Dunree military museum 494 Foynes Flying Boat Museum 330 Galway City Museum 385 Garda Museum 69 Geological Museum 64 Glengowla Mines 411 Harbour Museum 640 Heritage House 501 Hunt Museum 323 Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium 497 Irish Jewish Museum 80 Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum 604 Irish National Heritage Park 171 Irish Republican History Museum 581 James Joyce Museum 133 Jeanie Johnston 92 Kerry Bog Village Museum 288 Kilmainhan Gaol 84 Lagan Legacy 578 Ledwidge Museum 539 Limerick City Museum 323 Lismore Heritage Centre 197 Little Museum of Dublin 20, 79 Maritime & Heritage Centre 472 Millmount Museum & Tower 549 Mountmellick Museum 503 Museum of Free Derry 643 Museum of Style Icons 160 National 1798 Rebellion Centre 179 National Leprechaun Museum 90 National Museum of Country Life 445 National Museum of Ireland Archaeology & History 69-72, 76-7 National Museum of Ireland Decorative Arts & History 87-8 National Museum of Ireland Natural History 20, 75 Newry & Mourne Museum No 29 Lower Fitzwilliam St 80 Oh Yeah Music Centre 576 Old Jameson Distillery 87 Quiet Man Museum 428 Ros Tapestry 178 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Regimental Museum 673 Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum 630 Science Gallery 64 Shaw Birthplace 80 Sheelin Irish Lace Museum 677 Skellig Experience 290 Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden 159 Strokestown Park House & Famine Museum Tower Museum 639 Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Victorian Museum Building 64 Waterford Museum of Treasures 20, Yeats Memorial Building 447 music contemporary 714 courses 599 folk popular 713 rock INDEX M

13 762 INDEX M Q music continued traditional 8, 23, 352, , 8, 25, 355 Mussenden Temple 650 Mweenish Island 414 Mythic Cycle 715 mythology, see Celtic mythology N Narin 477 National Famine Memorial 432 National Gallery 72-4 National League 723 National Museum of Ireland Archaeology & History 69-72, 76-7 National Museum of Ireland Decorative Arts & History 87-8 National Museum of Ireland Natural History 20, 75 national parks & reserves 720 Ards Forest Park 483 Ballycroy National Park 441 Castlewellan Forest Park 623 Connemara National Park 419, 10 Crom Estate 678 Dún an Rí Forest Park 562 Glanteenassig Forest Recreation Area 311 Glenariff Forest Park 667 Glengarriff Woods Nature Reserve 265 Glenveagh National Park Gortin Glen Forest Park 688 Gougane Barra Kebble National Nature Reserve 663 Kilbroney Forest Park 626 Killarney National Park , 35, Killykeen Forest Park 561 Lough Key Forest Park 516 Lough Navar Forest Park Murlough National Nature Reserve 621 Oxford Island 633 Rossmore Forest Park 565 Slieve Gullion Forest Park 628 Tollymore Forest Park 623 Wexford Wildfowl Reserve 172 Wicklow Mountains National Park 137 National Photographic Archive 65-6 Navan 539 Navan Fort 633 Neale 430 Nenagh Map pages 000 Photo pages New Quay 381 New Ross 178 Newbridge Newcastle Newgrange 10, 535 Newgrange Winter Solstice 536 Newman House 78 Newport 436 Newry Newry Canal 627 Newry Ship Canal 627 Newtown 544 Newtownards 614 Nine Years War 698 Nore Valley Park 216 Normans North Mayo Sculpture Trail 444 North West , 652 O Obel 576 O Carolan, Turlough 712 O Connell, Daniel 82, 89, , 347, 699, 701 Odyssey Complex 579 Offaly, County , accommodation 499 climate 499 food 499, 510 highlights 500 pubs 513 travel seasons 499 Ogham stone Old Bushmills Distillery 657 Omagh Omagh bombing 706 O Malley, Grace 433 Omey Island 418 Omey Strand 418 O Neill, Hugh 698 O Neill, Joseph 717 opening hours 727 Orange Order 698 otters 719 Oughterard Our Lady s Island 174 Oxford Island 633 P Paisley, Ian 706 paragliding 23, 181 Parnell, Charles Stewart 89, 155-6, Passage East 188 passports 734 Patrick Pearse s Cottage 413 Peace Bridge 20 peat 160 Penal Laws 698, 700 people 708 People s Democracy 705 People s Gallery murals peregrine falcon 720 photography Pickie Family Fun Park 609 Pirate Adventure Park 433 place names 562 planning 18-19, see also individual counties budget 16 calendar of events 24-7 children 95, 591, 728 food 41-5 internet resources 17 Ireland basics 17 Ireland s regions itineraries repeat visitors 20 travel seasons 16, 24-7 Plantations 704 plants 719 Plassy 406 Plunkett, St Oliver 548 poetry 716 Poisoned Glen 480 poitín 45, 481 Police Service of Northern Ireland 706 politics Pollatomish 442 pollution 720 ponies 288, 416 Poor Laws 700 population 709 Portaferry Portarlington 504 Portbradden 659, 662 Portlaoise 502 Portmagee 291 Portnoo 477 Portrush Portsalon 490 Portstewart Portstewart Golf Club 652 Portumna 424 postal services 727 Potato Famine 699 potatoes 698, 701 Poulnabrone Dolmen 378 Powerscourt Estate 140-1, 13 public holidays 731 pubs 21 Q Queen s Bridge 577 Queen s College 580 Queen s Quarter

14 Queen s University 580 Quiet Man Bridge 414 Quiet Man, The 414, 420, 428 Quin 352 R radio 711 Raghtin Beg 495 Raghtin More 495 rail travel 737 railways Black Pig 478 Fintown Railway 478 Giant s Causeway & Bushmill s Railway 657 Rath of Mullaghmast 164 Rathcairn 545 Rathdrum Rathlin Island Rathmelton Rathmullan Rathmullan Friary 490 Real IRA 706 recycling 721 Red Hand of Ulster 571 regional museums, see also museums Allihies Copper Mine Museum 267 Armagh County Museum 630 Carlow County Museum 20, 198 Cavan County Museum 562 Clare Museum 347 Clonakilty Museum 252 Connemara Heritage & History Centre 416 County Museum Dundalk 556 Dingle Peninsula Museum 309 Donegal County Museum 486 Down County Museum 619 Fermanagh County Museum 673 Kerry County Museum 312 Kilmallock Museum 330 Kinsale Regional Museum 239 Monaghan County Museum & Gallery 564 Nore View Folk Museum 216 Roscommon County Museum 518 Sligo County Museum 447 South Tipperary County Museum 341 Station House Museum 416 Ulster Museum 579 Waterford County Museum 191 religion renewable energy 720 Republic of Ireland 702 Ring of Beara Ring of Gullion 628 Ring of Kerry 12, , 288-9, 12 Ring Peninsula ring forts Ballycarbery Castle & Ring Forts 289 Dún Formna 406 Lisnagun 246 Royal Seat 541 River Barrow valley 201 Riverdance 712 Riverstown road bowling 632, 724 Roadford 372 Robert the Bruce 663 Robertstown Robinson, Peter 704, 707 rock climbing 39, 624 Rock of Cashel 335-6, 11, 11, 327 Rock of Doon 489 romantic hideaways 611 Roscommon Roscommon, County Roscrea Rose of Tralee 26 Rosguill Peninsula 489 Rossbeigh Strand 289 Rosses Point Rosslare Harbour 173 Rosslare Strand Rossnowlagh 467 Rossport Five 442 Rostrevor 626 Roundstone Roundstone Bog 416 Roundwood 142 Royal Canal 93-8, 505 Royal County Down Golf Course 621 Royal Courts of Justice 577 Royal Portrush Golf Club 652 Royal Ulster Constabulary 704 RSPB West Light Viewpoint 663 rugby 723 ruins 14 Athassel Priory 338 Ballinskelligs Priory 292 Brú na Bóinne 10, 534-7, 10 Grey Abbey 613 O Connell s Birthplace Russborough House Russell, George AE 81 S safety 731 sailing 37-8, 489 Saintfield 608 Sally Gap 142 Salmon Weir 387 Saltee Islands 175 Salthill 388 Sands, Bobby 705 Sandycove 133 Saul 620 Scarriff 359, 301 Scattery Island 362 scenery 22 scenic drives Atlantic Drive (Donegal) 489 Atlantic Drive (Mayo) 436, 437 Bishop s Road 650 Connemara 420 Copper Coast 190 Donegal 484 Droman Drive 195 Flagstaff Viewpoint 558 Galway 413 Glen of Aherlow 334 Healy Pass Road 264 Horn Head 483 Ladies Brae 453 Limerick 330 Loop Head Rd 364 Mayo 430 Mourne Coast Road Mt Leinster Scenic Drive 201 Ring of Hook 175 Ring of Kerry 12, 12 Sky Road 416 Slea Head 307, 300 Torr Head Scenic Road 664 Schrödinger, Erwin 81 Schull Scrabo Country Park 614 scuba diving 39 sea kayaking 191 SeaGen 612 seals 29, 40, 719 sean-n ós 712 seaweed baths 455 Seffin Stone 506 semiprecious stones 497 Shankill Rd 581 Shannon 353 Shannon Airport 353 Shannon Callows 509 Shannon Dolphin & Wildlife Centre 361 Shannon Harbour 509 Shannonbridge 509 Shannon-Erne Waterway 519, 523, 561, 563, 521 Shaw s Bridge 577 Sheep s Head Peninsula 263 Shepherd s Steps 662 Silent Valley Reservoir 624 Sinn Féin 701, 704, 706 Six Nations Championships 723 Skellig Islands INDEX Q S

15 764 INDEX S U Skellig Michael 291-2, 31, 287 Skellig Ring Skibbereen Skull House 498 Slane Slane Castle 538 Slea Head 308, 300 Slemish 670 Slieve Bloom Mountains 502-3, Slieve Bloom Way 503 Slieve Donard 622 Slieve League 473 Slieve Patrick 620 Sligo, County 49, 425, , accommodation 425 climate 425 food 425 highlights 426 travel seasons 425 Sligo town , 448 Small Skellig 292 Sneem 294 soccer 723 Sonairte 537 South Armagh Spa Spanish Arch 384 Spanish Point 365 Sperrin Mountains Spiddal 413 sports 722-4, see also individual sports SS Nomadic 578 stately homes & mansions 13 Avondale House Bealieu House, Gardens & Car Museum 552 Cappoquin House & Gardens Castle Ward Estate Castletown House 158 Curraghmore Estate Derrynane House 293 Emo Court 504 Mount Stewart House & Gardens Muckross House 279 Powerscourt Estate 140-1, 13 Russborough House St Begnet s Holy Well 132 St Brendan s Old Churchyard 506 St Brigid 162 St Colmcille 488 St Colmcille s Well 514 St George s Market Map pages 000 Photo pages St Gobban s Church 659 St Kevin 143 St Mullins 202 St Mura Cross 493 St Patrick 619, 620, 696 St Patrick s Cathedral 82, 83 St Patrick s College & Seminary St Patrick s Day 24, 25 Statutes of Kilkenny 697 Steam Railway & Lee Valley Eco Park 312 stones Stonyford 218 Stormont 586 stout 44, 81, 201, 230 Straffan 159 Straffan Butterfly Farm 159 Strandhill Strangford 620 Strangford Lough Streedagh 458 Strokestown Struell Wells 620 Sunningdale Agreement 705 surfing 33, 37, 470 Achill Island 438 Bundoran 467 Easkey 454 Enniscrone 454 Fanore 379 Fethard-on-Sea 176 Lahinch 366, 367 Mullaghmore Head 459 Portrush 653 Strandhill Tramore (County Waterford) 189 Swift, Jonathan 68, 220 Synge s Chair 404 T Tandragee Idol 631 Tara Tara Brooch 69-70, 77 Tarbert 318 Tarmonbarry 527 taxes & refunds 730 tea 44 telephone services 17, 731 television 711 Termonfeckin 556 theatre 18, 121, 122, 231, 599 theft 131 Thomastown Thomond Park Stadium 323 Three Fs 699 Tievealehid 479 Timahoe 504 time 732 Tintern Abbey Tipperary, County 48, 319, , 320-1, accommodation 319 climate 319 food 319 highlights travel seasons 319 Tipperary Heritage Trail 340 Tipperary Racecourse 334 Tipperary town tipping 19, 730 Titanic 578, 579 Titanic Quarter 20, Tóibin, Colm 717 Torr Head 664 Torr Head Scenic Road 664 Tory Island 481-2, 482 tourism 721 tourist information 732 tours 736, 739 traditions 709 train travel 738, 739 Tralee Tramore Traveller community 424 travel to/from Ireland travel within Ireland trekking, see walking Trim 542-5, 543 Trinity College 59-64, 64, 66-7, 127 Trinity Tree 303 Troubles, the 642-3, 704, 705, 706 Tuamgraney 359 Tullamore Turlough Round Tower 445 Twelve Bens 414, 419 Tyrone, County 51, 671, , 672 accommodation 671 climate 671 food 671 highlights 672 travel seasons 671 U U2 118, 538, 636, 713, 174 uillean pipes 712 Ulster American Folk Park 687 Ulster Cycle 715 Ulster Folk & Transport Museums Ulster Unionist Party 704 Ulster Volunteer Force 700 Ulster Way 664, 679 Ulysses 702 Unesco World Heritage sites 291, 658 Union Hall 251-2