Maps
A variety of large-scale road maps covering the whole of Ireland are available for general touring, such as the Michelin 1:400,000 (no. 405) or the AA 1:350,000. The four Ordnance Survey Ireland Holiday Maps, covering the North, West, East and South at a scale of 1:250,000, give more contour details and are probably the best all-purpose maps on offer. These and others are widely available in Ireland. For more detail, and for walking , the Ordnance Survey Discovery Series (1:50,000; a little over 1 mile: 1 inch) is generally the best option and now covers the whole island. Additionally, there are 1:25,000 maps on offer for certain tourist areas such as the Fermanagh Lakeland and Mourne Country. The old OS half-inch maps were surveyed in the nineteenth century and can be inaccurate over 1000 feet, so a certain amount of caution is advisable if using them. For specialist interest maps it makes sense to check locally, as tourist boards or bookshops will often have something better than the above .
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