Fodors Ireland 2011

Editors: Robert I.C. Fisher, Salwa Jabado

Editorial Contributors: Paul Clements, Andrew Collins, Alannah Hopkin, Anto Howard

Copyright 2011 by Fodor's Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.

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ISBN 978-0-307-92851-1

Excerpted from Fodor's Ireland 2011 (ISBN 978-1-4000-0490-4)

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Ireland Cover, Brendan Duffy/Dublin Tourism
Ireland Contents, Panapic/Shutterstock.
Experience Ireland, Brendan Duffy/Dublin Tourism.
Whats New, FLOWER SELLER ON GRAFTON STREET by William Murphy http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/485001280/ Attribution ShareAlike License
When to Go, Pilgab/wikipedia.org.
Whats Where, 2010- Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
Ireland Planner, Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
Ireland Today, Brian Morrison/Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
Top Attractions, Joe Gough/Shutterstock.
Top Experiences, Holger Leue/Tourism Ireland.
Quintessential Ireland, Alan O Connor/Tourism Ireland.
If You Like, Nic McPhee/wikipedia.org
Great Itineraries, wikipedia.org
Top Boating Trips, iStockphoto/Thinkstock
Best Walks and Hikes, walshphotos/shutterstock Dublin, upthebanner/Shutterstock
Introducing Dublin, Grafton Street by Dahon http://www.flickr.com/photos/dahon/190650421/Attribution ShareAlike License
Dublin Planner, Razvan Stroie/Shutterstock
Getting Around Dublin, Amanda Bullock
Exploring Dublin, Dublin Tourism
Where to Eat in Dublin, Ludo Plichon
Where to Stay in Dublin, Marriott International, Inc.
Nightlife and the Arts in Dublin, battles live at the Tripod by Connor Turner http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctoverdrive/1260968951/ Attribution ShareAlike License
Sports and the Outdoors, Eoghan McNally/shutterstock
Shopping In Dublin, Shop @ Grafton Street by http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjaglin/306687413/ Attribution License
Side Trips: North Country Dublin, Dermot McBrierty/shutterstock
Dublin In Depth, Dublin Tourism
Dublin Enbirons: Including Counties Cavan, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath and Wicklow, fineartfotography/Shutterstock
Introducing Dublin Environs, Chris Hill/Tourism Ireland
Dublin Environs Planner, UnaPhoto/Shutterstock
Getting Around Dublin Environs, Amanda Bullock
The Boyne Valley, James Harris/wikipedia.org
County Wicklow, Warrenfish/wikipedia.org
County Kildare to West Wicklow, Horses At The National Stud - Kildare by William Murphy http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3764246463/ Attribution ShareAlike License
Dublin Environs In Depth, Russborough
The Midlands, NL Buttonfreak/wikipedia.org
Introducing the Midlands, JohnArmagh/wikipedia.org
The Midlands Planner, Markus Niebanck, Fodors.com member
Getting Around The Midlands, Peter Gavigan/wikipedia.org
The Eastern Midlands, Holger Leue/Tourism Ireland
The Western Midlands, Andrea Seemann/Shutterstock
The Midlands In Depth, Charles Bishop/wikipedia.org
The Southeast, Przemysaw Sakrajda/wikipedia.org
Introducing the Southeast, Panaspics/Shutterstock
The Southeast Planner, walshphotos/Shutterstock
Getting Around the Southeast, Patryk Kosmider/Shutterstock
Kilkenny City, Roger Kinkead/Tourism Ireland
Southeast Inlands, Sarah777/wikipedia.org
Wexford Town, Chris Hill/Tourism Ireland
Wateerford and the Southeast Coast, Cameron Swinton/Shutterstock Marc C. Johnson/Shutterstock
In and Around County Tipperary, Jeff Meade/wikipedia.org
The Southeast In Depth, Jeff Meade/wikiepdia.org
The Southwest, walshphotos/Shutterstock
Introducing the Southwest, AGITA LEIMANE/iStockphoto
The Southwest Planner, Ariel Cione/iStockphoto
Getting Here and Around, Joe Gough/iStockphoto
The Ring of Kerry, Tim Connor/iStockphoto
In and Around Killarney, Joan Champ/iStockphoto
Corca Dhuibne: The Dingle Peninsula, Jonathan Hession/Tourism Ireland
North Kerry And Shannonside, Patryk Kosmider/iStockphoto
County Cork, walshphotos/Shutterstock
Introducing County Cork, Guilhem D./wikipedia.org
County Cork Planner, John Woodworth/iStockphoto
Getting Around County Cork, Andrew Bradley/Tourism Ireland
Cork City, January Morning Morrison's island by mozzercork http://www.flickr.com/photos/mozzercork/93995656/Attribution License
East Cork and the Blackwater Valley, Agiltinan/wikipedia.org
Kinsale to Glengarriff, Holger Leue/Tourism Ireland
County Cork In Depth, walshphotos/Shutterstock
County Clare, Galway, and the Aran Islands, Shannon Development/Tourism Ireland
Introducing County Clare, Galway, and the Aran Islands, Maurice Lee Choong Min/iStockphoto
County Clare, Galway, and the Aran Islands Planner, foodandwinephotography/iStockphoto
Getting Around County Clare, Galway, and the Aran Islands Chris Hill/Tourism Ireland
County Clare: The Burren and Beyond, Stephen Bonk/Shutterstock
Galway City, rihardzz/istockphoto
The Oileain Arainn (Aran Islands), Amanda Bullock
County Clare, Galway and the Aran Islands In Depth, IMG_4820 by Kerry Garratt http://www.flickr.com/photos/yrrek/2733188644/ Attribution ShareAlike License
Connemara and County Mayo, Ivica Drusany/Shutterstock
Introducing Connemara and County Mayo, Michael Steden/shutterstock
Connemara and County Mayo Planner, Holger Leue/Tourism Ireland
Getting Around Connemara and County Mayo, Holger Leue/Tourism Ireland
Connemara, Holger Leue/Tourism Ireland
County Mayo, Holger Leue/Tourism Ireland
Connemara and County Mayo In Depth, Patryk Kosmider/Shutterstock
The Northwest: Including Counties Donegal Leitrim, and Sligo, Marie Cloke/Shutterstock
Introducing the Northwest, Geray Sweeney/Tourism Ireland
The Northwest Planner, Duby Tal/Tourism Ireland
Getting Here and Around, Chris Hill/Tourism Ireland
Yeats Country: Sligo to Drumcliff, p-pix/istockphoto
Around Donegal Bay, Sander van der Werf /shutterstock
Northern Donegal, Holger Leue/Tourism Ireland
Northern Ireland, Brian Morrison/Tourism Ireland
Introducing Northern Ireland, traveling, Fodors.com member
Northern Ireland Planner, Brian Morrison/Tourism Ireland
Getting Around Northern Ireland, Tony Pleavin/Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Belfast, RobertMayne/istockphoto
The Giants Causeway Coast, Josemaria Toscano/Shutterstock
Derry, Ardfern/wikipedia.org
The Western Border Counties, Geray Sweeney/Tourism Ireland
The Eastern Border Counties, Tony Pleavin/Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Northern Ireland In Depth, Still house wide byyvescosentino http://www.flickr.com/photos/31883499@N05/3015874327/ Attribution License