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Conference tallis::celt

Title:	Celt Notefile

Moderator:	TALLIS::DARCY

Created:	Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1632
Total number of notes:	20523

1217.0. "Is Irish tourist information open?" by WMOIS::ADAMS_N (the healer in your heart) Thu May 20 1993 18:07

Vacation plans are proceeding well, but I need some help with
a few things.  And what better place to ask about Ireland?  So ...

I'm assuming a car hire place won't care if I take a car from the
Republic to the North (as long as I bring it back in one piece), but
is there a big deal about what road(s) one uses?  I have a real
fondness for wandering around on lesser-used roads.  Should I try
to control myself when near the border?  Where would I get a list
of "official" border crossings?

What are the chances of getting meals in the pubs these days?  Still
lunches, probably; dinners, probably not?

In spite of the fact that the Bord Failte brochure recommends 
"plastic walking boots" (I never heard of such things!), I'm going 
to try to get in as much walking as possible, at least until I drown
or sink into a bog somewhere.  Anyone have experience on the 
Cospoir-sponsored/founded/whatever-they-do walks?  

Any recommendations for a good base in Co. Antrim?  I see a lot
of potential for walking around there, what with the glens and the 
cliffs, but, so far, the NI Tourist Board hasn't seen fit to send me 
the information I asked for.

Any other helpful hints?  This is my first visit to Ireland.  I'll 
have probably six weeks, with a car most of the time, and I figure I'll 
get all around the island, so any recommendations are welcome.  [Got 
lots of info from old notes; thanks to those who have gone before.]

Nancy

Oh, one more thing.  Anyone know of some good used book stores?  
Strategically placed around Ireland would be ideal.  (Don't get the
wrong idea here; I fully intend to indulge in beer and music and
talk -- just not every night.  I'm not as young as I used to be!)

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1217.1		TOPDOC::AHERN	Dennis the Menace	`Fri May 21 1993 09:36`	14
	>Any recommendations for a good base in Co. Antrim? I see a lot of >potential for walking around there, what with the glens and the >cliffs, but, so far, the NI Tourist Board hasn't seen fit to send me >the information I asked for. There are some youth hostels in Antrim that would make a good base for walking, and such. Don't let "I'm not as young as I used to be!" set your mind against hostelling. There are people of all ages in the hostels, both families on holiday as well as individuals. And they no longer exclude those who travel by car. When are you going? I have a map of youth hostel locations in Ireland at home.
1217.2	Kenny's Bookshop, Galway	MACNAS::KELLY	Mike Kelly, 822-4175	`Fri May 21 1993 11:08`	8
	Re 0. "used books" Make sure you visit Kenny's Bookshop, High Steet, Galway. Just make sure you allow a couple of days for browsing there! Mike.
1217.3		WMOIS::ADAMS_N	the healer in your heart	`Tue May 25 1993 18:04`	14
	Thanks for the info, Dennis and Mike. I've resorted to buying a handy, dandy guidebook (with a sense of humor even -- the description of the Taj Michael is quite, uh, intriguing). It doesn't list Kenny's Bookshop (so I know it's not perfect), but I've put a note in the margin in the appropriate section to remind me. Probably be one of my first stops. Time frame is September-October, but I expect my access to notes will end sometime next month. As far as hostels go, Dennis, is your map of the independent hostels? I think I still have my IYHA listings around somewhere, but the independents (open all day, no chores) sound even better (especially after a quick check of car rental rates). Nancy
1217.4	Whats wrong with sleeping at the Bushmills distillery	SIOG::BRENNAN_M	festina lente	`Wed May 26 1993 08:07`	19
	Re .0 You do not state what kind pf accomodation but I will assume B+B Walking tours are to be found all along the Ulster Way Accomodation can be found in Ballycastle,Bushmills Larne, etc. Farm and country guesthouses are also available. A copy of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board's brocure is a must for this. Address is Northern Ireland Tourist Board 59 North St. Belfast BT1 IND. MBr
1217.5		TOPDOC::AHERN	Dennis the Menace	`Wed May 26 1993 10:09`	13
	RE: .3 by WMOIS::ADAMS_N >As far as hostels go, Dennis, is your map of the independent hostels? >I think I still have my IYHA listings around somewhere, but the >independents (open all day, no chores) sound even better (especially >after a quick check of car rental rates). My map, and the Irish Hostel book that I have somewhere, is for the Irish Youth Hostel Association and its counterpart in Northern Ireland. I think some of the larger hostels, like the International Hostel in Mountjoy Square, Dublin, are open all day and I do not recall having any chores there.
1217.6	Galway city is full of them.	MACNAS::JDOOLEY	Week 4 Dec 1993	`Wed May 26 1993 12:06`	7
	As a native Galwayman, I have noticed, on casual observation on my frequent walks through the city, several newly refurbished Hostels in the upper floors of retail premises throughout the city. Eyre St, Courthouse Square, Water Lane and Wood Quay are streets which have Hostels on them as far as I can recall. Don't know about conditions or prices though.....