Travel Ireland

Explore Dun Laoghaire and its coastal surroundings as Peter Pearson reveals the story behind its transformation from rocky granite shoreline to grand Victorian 'watering place'. With over 250 illustrations, this is a fascinating journey through the history and heritage of Dun Laoghaire, Sandycove and Dalkey.

Wide variety of walks and terrains with detailed instructions, alternative routes and interesting info on the surrounding landscape: 2-hour walks on surfaced paths; 2 to 3-hour flat island and coastal walks; 2 to 4-hour gentle hill and mountain hikes; 4 to 7-hour strenuous hill walks (some can be combined to form serious mountain challenges).

A wonderful introduction to Ireland's most popular tourist attraction, The Wild Atlantic Way.

A county by county tour of Ireland, visiting all the major tourist attractions. In German.

The author, who established himself as Ireland's most brilliant living non-fiction writer with the two-volume Stones of Aran, moved from Aran to Connemara nearly twenty years ago. This book is the result of his extraordinary engagement with the mountains, bogs and shorelines of the region, and with its folklore and its often terrible history.

Moves into wilder territory: the fjords, cliffs, hills and islands of north-west Connemara, a place that Wittgenstein, who lived on his own in a cottage there for a time, called 'the last pool of darkness in Europe'.

Big Trails: Great Britain & Ireland features 25 long-distance trails in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland, and includes a general overview of the trails, specific technical information, overview mapping, key information and stunning photography.

An enthralling account of a 2,300km walk from the North Sea to the Mediterranean following the GR5, the Grand Randonee Cinq. The route follows a network of old trails, forest and bridle paths, canal banks, alpine valleys and passes. The description includes the history of places passed through and memories of past adventures.