The Rough Guide Ireland

by Rough Guides, Margaret Greenwood, Geoff Wallis

Describes points of interest, looks at the history and culture of Ireland, and recommends hotels, restaurants, and entertainment

Genres: Travel, Reference, Nonfiction, Ireland, Guidebook

688 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1994

About the author

Founded in 1982, Rough Guides Ltd is a British publisher of print and digital guide book, phrasebooks and inspirational travel reference books, and a provider of personalised trips. Since November 2017, Rough Guides has been owned by APA Publications UK Ltd, the parent company of Insight Guides.
With the company's personalised trip service encompassing over eighty destinations, and 200 guidebooks covering 180 destinations, Rough Guides is a multi-faceted travel platform, with global sales of 100 million guidebooks since their inception.

Reviews

[Jack Hrkach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very briefly, Rough Guides remain for me the best guides - detailed, opinionated, well-written - whenever I'm about to go abroad (I leave for Ireland in mid-May) I consult this series - check it out!

[Richard Newbold · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buying a superseded Rough Guide (for next to nothing) should always be done with an awareness of its limitations, particularly as regards accommodation. That said a lot of the recommended hotels, hostels and B&Bs listed in the 2003 guide I acquired seemed to have survived the tumultuous economic times of the last decade, if their internet presence in 2018 is anything to go by. So, recommended, but check for up-to-dateness.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am using a digital guide to assist in planning our trip from my local library. What is strange is it is a 2008 guide- back when the rough guides were quite cheeky. It is still surprisingly reliable, although food and lodging are a bit spotty( but also un-necessary). The first digital Ireland travel guide I borrowed was from 2024 but AI generated and completely useless with 84 pages of general travel tips and no specifics.

[Manda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the book I ultimately chose to accompany me on my travels. What decided it for me was this book, unlike the others I researched pre-trip, included a town I stayed in that wasn't in any of the other books. For including less touristy and more off the beaten path locales, this one gets a full five stars from me.

[Johnida · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Rough Guide was very good at pointing out sites to visit, in chapters grouped by region. In particular, it had handy route descriptions, such as for following the Ring of Kerry from one end to the other, and typically included good recommendations for accommodations and pubs. In particular, we found my favorite B&B of the trip - The Bastion in Athlone - using this Rough Guide.

Like any travel guide, while it hits many of the high points, it often results in your trip crossing paths with everyone else who has the same guide. In addition, you are left to discover many of the off-the-beaten-path attractions on your own, which is actually not a bad way to go either. Regardless, it's a good jumping off point for starting your explorations.

[Cris · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the three best Irish travel guides I've consulted. (The others being Fodor's Ireland 2009 and Moon Ireland.) Easy to use, it includes more maps than some. A nice blend of history and current information.

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good tips

[Joel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty standard travel guide. Straight-forward information, text-heavy, as helpful as expected.

[Therese Gilardi · Rating 3 out of 5]

i use the rough guides all the time - great splash of local color

[Virginia · Rating 4 out of 5]

GETTING READY FOR IRELAND!!!

[Steve Brock · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a Best of the Best for the month of November 2018, as selected by Stevo's Book Reviews on the Internet. http://forums.delphiforums.com/stevo1...

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kan niet wachten om te vertrekken!