Guides
Kevin Corcoran , West Cork Walks (O'Brien; Irish American). A good, accessible guide to ten walks, including a wealth of interesting material on the history and natural history of the country. Paddy Dillon , Twelve Walks in Glendalough (Drimbane IRE). A lightweight, easy-to-use guide to walks around Glendalough, ranging from short and easy to long and very strenuous. Colour photographs and clear maps are included. David Herman , Hills Walkers' Donegal (Shanksmore Publications UK). Over thirty walks in the country described in excellent detail. Joss Lynam (ed), Best Irish Walks (Gill & MacMillan; Passport). Seventy-six walks through some of the most beautiful and remote parts of the country. Easy Walks near Dublin (Gill & Macmillan IRE). An excellent guide to forty walks, many in the Wicklow Mountains, and several with details about access by public transport from Dublin. Sally and John McKenna , Bridgestone Irish Food Guide (Estragon UK). The best in an almost non-existent field of Irish food writing. The same author's smaller guides, to restaurants and places to stay, are also popular. Sean O Suilleabhain , Walk Guide: South West of Ireland - Third Edition (Gill & MacMillan UK). Forty-seven well-written and clearly illustrated walks; indispensable for any-one planning walking in Kerry and on the Beara Peninsula. Patrick Simms and Tony Whilde , West of Ireland Walk Guide (Gill & MacMillan UK). Detailed descriptions of west and northwest walks from counties Clare to Derry. Brendan Walsh , Irish Cycling Guide (Moorland; Irish Books & Media). This is a grand tour of the country, in 36 stages, taking the roads with least traffic. Alan Warner , Walking the Ulster Way (Appletree Press; Irish Books & Media). The first man to walk the entire five hundred miles describes his journey in detailed and sometimes whimsical diaries.
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