Ancient Ireland: An Explorers Guide
(Travel) by Elizabeth Parker Neave
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A splendid guidebook to Irelands spectacular antiquities-its passage
tombs, ring forts, castles, Neolithic settlements, and monastic sites. With
its witty and erudite explorations of Irish mythology, history, literature,
archaeology, and architecture, this travel book makes for an excellent
companion on a journey to Ireland that is also a journey back in time.
Along with fascinating overviews of prehistoric, Celtic, early Christian, and
early medieval times, Meagher gives the traveler concrete help in finding
the most stunning sites that preserve and breathe that history today (some
are surprisingly unknown). After the days exploring is done, readers can
consult the same volume to find where to stay and eat... or entertaining
bed-time reading in Meaghers lore about these ancient sites. In Ancient
Ireland, Meagher brings both his passionate scholarship and knowledge of
the country and its history to a guide that is at once personal, humorous,
engaging, scholarly, and still minutely practical.

Personal Review: Ancient Ireland: An Explorers Guide (Travel)
by Elizabeth Parker Neave
I checked this book out of my library several times and then ordered a
copy before we traveled to Ireland. One of my friends is touring Ireland by
car this spring, and I sent her this book and the Ireland AA road atlas. All
the popular guidebooks include the famous places, but the quiet, secluded
ones that are not accessible by tour bus are the most evocative. For
example, Newgrange (wonderful) is crowded and full of tour buses and
shuttle buses, while Carrowkeel (the best) is just you and the sheep (be
sure to close all the farm gates). I would not choose to take a trip and visit
only sites related to one era, as presented in this guide, but I selected the
places and marked them on the map, then used this book to help find
them. Many sites are not marked with signs at all, and others only if you
approach from a certain direction (you must visit rural Ireland to know what
I mean). Add a flashlight and a compass (not kidding about that) to these
two books and you should have a great experience.
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