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Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guides: Ireland
Lisa Gerard-Sharp, Tim Perry, Deni Bown

Paperback - 384 pages. DK Publishing.
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A highly illustrated and well informed guide to Ireland.
The best of the general guides to Ireland. Interesting chapters on Irish history, landscape and people, with numerous colour photos and diagrams.

Lonely Planet Ireland (4th Edition)
Tom Smallman, Dorinda Talbot, Fionn Davenport

Paperback - 768 pages. Lonely Planet.
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Practical and concise information for the more independent traveller to Ireland.
Another very good guide to Ireland with more information on accommodation, eating out, etc. Packed with information and well-researched, it is perhaps the most practical of the general guides.

AA All-in-One Guide Ireland
Andrew loog

Paperback - 256 pages. AA Publishing.
This title is usually dispatched within 2-3 days.

Another high quality general guide, well-illustrated and informative.
Hard to choose between this book and the Lonely Planet, but perhaps less detail in this volume, but with more information on what to do, especially if travelling with children.

Lonely Planet: Walking in Ireland
Sandra Bardwell, Patricia Levy, Gareth McCormack

Paperback - 424 pages. Lonely Planet Publications.
This title is usually dispatched within 2-3 days.

An excellent guide for the more energetic wishing to seek out some of the unspoilt and beautiful areas of Ireland.
Another well-produced Lonely Planet book. Routes are well described and mapped with much information of what you will see - and yes, some general information on the birds you might see along the way!