Lonely Planet Ireland

• Travel on any budget
• A practical guide to tourism as well as culture and customs
• Find the best hotels and restaurants in your price range

Lonely Planet Ireland provides an insider's guide to the country. Entertaining and detailed, the guide starts out with a basic overview about traveling through Ireland and has all the public transportation, maps, and restaurant recommendations the savvy traveler needs.

At the beginning of Lonely Planet Ireland you are given a brief background, including history, culture, sports, media, religion, art, architecture, literature, cinema, music, theater, and the environment. It then goes through all major (and most minor) cities in Ireland alphabetically, making them easy to find. Under each city, you will find, sights, activities, festivals and events, accommodations, where to eat, night life, entertainment, shopping, and transportation to and around the city.

Lonely Planet Ireland also manages to include recommendations for traveling solo, with small children, or with disabled travelers, and where to ski, hike, and cycle. You will find cultural backgrounds covering customs, drugs, racism, theft, gay and lesbian scenes, and local money.

And finally, Lonely Planet Ireland will make sure that you know everything you need to about traveling to Ireland and to Europe, and how to stay healthy while you're there. The Lonely Planet books prove to be excellent resources over and over, making sure that anyone can see what they want to see on any budget, and Lonely Planet Ireland is no exception. If you plan on visiting Ireland, Lonely Planet Ireland is the book for you!

Some of the cities included in Lonely Planet Ireland are:
Dublin
Counties Wexford and Waterford
County Cork - including Cork City, around Cork City, Western Cork, Mizen Head Peninsula, Sheep's Head Peninsula, Beara Peninsula, and Northern Cork
County Kerry - including Kilarney and around, the Ring of Kerry, Northern Kerry, and Dingle Peninsula
Counties Limerick and Tipperary
County Kilkenny - including Kilkenny City, Central Kilkenny, and Northern Kilkenny
Central South - including the Grand and Royal Canals, County Kildare, County Carlow, County Laois, and County Offaly
County Clare - including Eastern and Southeastern Clare, Southwestern and Western Clare, and the Burren
County Galway - including Galway City, the Aran Islands, Connemara, South of Galway City, and Eastern Galway
Counties Mayo and Sligo
Central North - including County Cavan, County Monaghan, County Roscommon, County Leitrim, County Longford, and County Westmeath
County Donegal - including Donegal Town, around Donegal Town, Southwestern Donegal, Northwestern Donegal, Eastern Donegal, and Northeastern Donegal
Counties Meath and Louth
Belfast
Counties Down and Armagh
Counties Derry and Antrim
Counties Fermanagh and Tyrone