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You might like to have a map or guide book before your holiday starts, so that you can plan ahead. If so, it is possible for you to order a book now, and have it delivered to you within a few days.
Below are the guide books and maps which we recommend, and have used ourselves.
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Travel Guides
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| Title |
UK |
USA |
.de |
Notes |
| Eyewitness Travel Guide: Ireland |
2002 |
(1997) |
2002 |
This glossy guide book is very informative and beautifully illustrated. |
| Fodor's Ireland: 2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
What this book lacks in photographs it more than makes up for in text and information. |
| Irish Tourist Board Accommodation Guide: 2002 |
2002 |
(1994) |
(1998) |
Official Northern Ireland Tourist Board listing - this is the only comprehensive listing of every place to stay in Northern Ireland. |
Maps
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| Title |
UK |
USA |
.de |
Notes |
| Michelin Great Britain & Ireland Tourist and Motoring Atlas |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
Overall the best atlas, especially if you will be travelling in Great Britain too
|
| Collins Ireland Road Map Sheet 1 - North |
2000 |
n/a |
2000 |
The strong point of this map is that it has the tourist attractions very clearly marked, and has an easy-to-read format. This sheet covers Northern Ireland
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| Collins Ireland Road Map Sheet 2 - South |
2000 |
n/a |
2000 |
This sheet covers Southern Ireland |
| Ireland North Holiday Map |
1998 |
n/a |
1998 |
This map shows all the minor roads and is the most detailed - as you would expect from the Ordnance Survey.
(see OSNI website) |
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