Yes, usage of the detailed 1" to the mile O.S. maps is a great recommendation. And best to study these in detail for the areas you seek. Also, to know the location of your townlands. Follow the contours. You can all imagine the pleasure I felt -- as the light was fading (on a greyish day with little sun), I spotted a tiny opening in the fence named "Lisdiven Road" (hardly wide enough for a small car), and sure enough this was a backroad direct shortcut to where the townland of Lisdiven used to be. I came out right next to Drumenny where my grandfather lived. I knew then that I had indeed "come home", and belonged. Dave

I must say that getting lost wasn't scary for me but driving on the left side of the road, from the right side of the car, in a standard shift car, then coming to a round a bout and not knowing where to get off almost did me in. After a few 'oops' and a few arguments with my husband we finally got the gist. Luckily we had a pint waiting on us in Glendowan to smooth our ruffled feathers. :-) Jerry Lou

Hey, it's all very well for you lot to laugh. Nothing fills me with more dread and trepidation than being hailed by a couple in a hire car, he in a baseball cap, she in monsoon gear, "Hey, y'all know the way to BALymackslattery?" As if it were the metropilis of Letterkenny!! I'm the one who has to play Mr. Knoweverything about Ireland!! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Mitchell Sent: 05 October 2008 14:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children "Just follow the rawd to the bottom of the lane, and after a while turn right where Paddy McGinty's used to be ......." D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart & Jenny Wenham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "'Warren & Joan'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > Or the ones, accompanied by a detailed map sketched in your notebook, > that tell you to drive through town, turn right, then left then ask > someone else for further directions (lest you get confused); but > before you get to town you see a sign to your destination (pointing > left). Throwing caution to the wind in this situation, we followed the > sign and got to our destination. > Goodness knows what interesting things we missed out on by not > following the directions but as we had just spent 26 hours in transit > and had one thing on our agenda for our first day we weren't in the > right frame of mind to take the chance. > > I loved Ireland! I wish I still had that hand drawn map. > > Jenny. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2008 9:13 PM > To: 'Warren & Joan'; 'Stuart & Jenny Wenham'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > You mean the directions that go, "Well, if ah were gan' tae > Litterkinney, ah widnae be startin frae here." > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Warren & Joan > Sent: 05 October 2008 03:47 > To: Stuart & Jenny Wenham; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > And not to mention the wonderful experience of asking directions in > Ireland!! One meets the most interesting people. > Joan > > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you > are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, > remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the > message subject to which you are replying. > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES > AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: > Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

"Just follow the rawd to the bottom of the lane, and after a while turn right where Paddy McGinty's used to be ......." D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart & Jenny Wenham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "'Warren & Joan'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > Or the ones, accompanied by a detailed map sketched in your notebook, that > tell you to drive through town, turn right, then left then ask someone > else > for further directions (lest you get confused); but before you get to town > you see a sign to your destination (pointing left). Throwing caution to > the > wind in this situation, we followed the sign and got to our destination. > Goodness knows what interesting things we missed out on by not following > the > directions but as we had just spent 26 hours in transit and had one thing > on > our agenda for our first day we weren't in the right frame of mind to take > the chance. > > I loved Ireland! I wish I still had that hand drawn map. > > Jenny. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2008 9:13 PM > To: 'Warren & Joan'; 'Stuart & Jenny Wenham'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > You mean the directions that go, "Well, if ah were gan' tae Litterkinney, > ah > widnae be startin frae here." > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Warren & Joan > Sent: 05 October 2008 03:47 > To: Stuart & Jenny Wenham; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > And not to mention the wonderful experience of asking directions in > Ireland!! One meets the most interesting people. > Joan > > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you > are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, > remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the > message subject to which you are replying. > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES > AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: > Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would fly into Shannon. You drive north to Donegal. What a wonderful drive and you will see some of the best sites ever. I do know you could hire a limo service to drive you around. The best prices are the B &B and may work better for children as they would have a real home feeling. I would first tell them you have children, though. There is a B&B book listing all the B&B's you could get from the tourist bureau. The weather is the winter is cold and rainy, but best prices. Check out this link for weather in Letterkenny. _http://weather.yahoo.com/Letterkenny-Ireland/EIXX0025/forecast.html_ (http://weather.yahoo.com/Letterkenny-Ireland/EIXX0025/forecast.html) Janice Thanks, Michelle When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001)

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You mean the directions that go, "Well, if ah were gan' tae Litterkinney, ah widnae be startin frae here." -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Warren & Joan Sent: 05 October 2008 03:47 To: Stuart & Jenny Wenham; [email protected] Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children And not to mention the wonderful experience of asking directions in Ireland!! One meets the most interesting people. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart & Jenny Wenham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > If you have plenty of time I recommend going without the GPS. This > gives you the opportunity to misread the map and get lost. It's > amazing the wonderful things you find when you're not looking for > them. > > Jenny. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Catherine > Billups > Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2008 6:28 AM > To: Jackie Crawford > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > I agree completely. A GPS system is a Godsend. > > Catherine Billups > [email protected] > > > > > On Oct 4, 2008, at 9:43 PM, Jackie Crawford wrote: > >> I haven't seen any mention of this but the GPS system we rented along >> with the car rental was a Godsend. I don't know how we would have >> found our way around without it. However, we did quite a bit of >> traveling by car and did not just remain in County Donegal. >> >> Jackie >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] > > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which > you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. > Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it > coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE > ARCHIVES AT > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: > Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1706 - Release Date: > 10/3/2008 > 6:17 PM > > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Over 40 years of traveling in Ireland I have done it both ways but the GPS helps if you are going on the highway and trying to get somewhere. My daughter and I did not turn it on when leaving the airport in Dublin on the way north and we got so lost in Dublin. Then in the smaller towns asking directios is always fun. Catherine Catherine Billups [email protected] On Oct 5, 2008, at 4:46 AM, Warren & Joan wrote: > And not to mention the wonderful experience of asking directions in > Ireland!! One meets the most interesting people. > Joan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stuart & Jenny Wenham" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 4:17 PM > Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > >> >> If you have plenty of time I recommend going without the GPS. This >> gives >> you >> the opportunity to misread the map and get lost. It's amazing the >> wonderful >> things you find when you're not looking for them. >> >> Jenny. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Catherine >> Billups >> Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2008 6:28 AM >> To: Jackie Crawford >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children >> >> I agree completely. A GPS system is a Godsend. >> >> Catherine Billups >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 4, 2008, at 9:43 PM, Jackie Crawford wrote: >> >>> I haven't seen any mention of this but the GPS system we rented >>> along with >>> the car rental was a Godsend. I don't know how we would have found >>> our way >>> around without it. However, we did quite a bit of traveling by car >>> and did >>> not just remain in County Donegal. >>> >>> Jackie >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >> >> When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to >> which you >> are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, >> remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides >> with the >> message subject to which you are replying. >> >> TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ >> >> >> TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE >> ARCHIVES >> AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE >> >> SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: >> Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ >> Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ >> Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1706 - Release Date: >> 10/3/2008 >> 6:17 PM >> >> > > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to > which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your > reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it > coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE > ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: > Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

I have recently noted the following comments about the utility of including a GPS unit when renting a car in Ireland. >From Jackie: "I haven't seen any mention of this but the GPS system we rented along with the car rental was a Godsend. I don't know how we would have found our way around without it." >From Catherine: "I agree completely. A GPS system is a Godsend." And Jenny takes a different view: "If you have plenty of time I recommend going without the GPS. This gives you the opportunity to misread the map and get lost." And Joan says: "And not to mention the wonderful experience of asking directions in Ireland!! One meets the most interesting people." So, I guess it's time for me to take my often curmugeonly approach. My experience driving in Ireland started in 1991 and I had been making annual 3 to 4-week long trips until 2007. During that time, I drove about 25,000 miles throughout the Republic with rental cars, and got sort-of lost only twice. I credit this to always having good maps with me. Prior to about 1998, I was forced to use mostly the OS 1/2" maps, as they were the best practical roadmaps readily available. I might have had map problems back then but, basically, I avoided trying to find locations which were not marked on these maps (as originally printed, or from one of my many annotations). After 1996 or 7, the OS started issuing its Discovery maps at an increased rate, and I started using them exclusively.........even to the point of not visiting areas for which the appropriate Disc. map had not yet been published. Eventually, the map would be issued, and I would start going there. In about 1998, I got lost trying to get through Letterkenny. I could tell from the Disc. map just which streets/roads to take to go from west to east. When I entered the town, I was immediately faced with a collection of unanticipated one-way streets. I hate driving in any built-up areas, and so I frantically tried to wend my way through the chaos.....and became lost. The sky was heavily overcast, and there wasn't even the sun to guide me. So I relied on my trusty compass (which I often use when hiking with my camera stuff off-road) and kept trying to go eastward. I eventually broke-out of the traffic and quickly identified where I was on the Discovery map. My only other getting-lost experience was about 5 years ago, somewhere in the Midlands (I can mentally "see" the area, and my driving-around aimlessly - I have an eidetic memory, it seems - but haven't been able to locate it on my maps so far today). I don't know what happened. I am quite rigorous about my use of the maps. I pull to the side of the road every couple of miles (I rarely drive on the main N-roads - they're too busy) to check my position (I probably use the trip-indicator button on the car a hundred times a day). Anyway, I eventually found my way and continued on. I don't really understand Jenny's "misreading a map" problem, but that may be because I have a strong relationship with maps - at home and abroad - and double and triple check everything (retired-engineer talk). That's the extent of my non-GPS problems, so I can't imagine that a GPS unit would be an improvement. I have found that Joan's solution of "asking directions" - while it is an enjoyable experience - has not been particularly fruitful for me. After a few years, I generally stopped asking. But Joan's, and others', interests are surely different from mine. They - and most of you who read this rambling, boring letter - are looking for different things. You are looking for surnames, townlands, fields, derelict houses. I am looking for thousand-year old ecclesiastical sites, and even older Early Christian places in order to photograph and document them as well as I can. And, for such information, it's a rare man-on-the-street or even a B&B owner, who can be of much help to me. But, of the over-a-hundred B&B's I've stayed at in Ireland (I've never stayed in a hotel or guest house there), there are a select few who are knowledgeable about these things, and they are the ones that I revisit time after time (when I'm in that area). I'm sure the same principle applies to those who are travelling in Ireland and looking for B&B's whose owners are familiar with the histories of local families, etc. This is probably enough. If you find you need GPS, then it will probably be of some use (although I wonder what GPS/Google Maps would do about finding Newtown, Co. Wexford..... there are 15 Newtowns, plus another 6 with Big, Little, Upper, Lower extensions, in the county [gr]). But I'll stick with my Discovery maps and the other little "tricks" I have learned over the years of driving in Ireland. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me off-list. Pete - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

Road maps - Discovery series are great for those places that are difficult to find, I had all five for Donegal and they sure cut down on the heated discussions between the two of us (my wife would not they say they were discussions) We also had the GPS along with the European/Ireland program loaded. It was great in most cases but funny following directions and the program runs out of roads---they did not program the small back roads that are Ireland. It would come up with some indication "going West" or "heading to Ballysomewhere" not helpful at times when you are indecisive and on the verge of another "discussion" We had to ask many a time as Boyd stated "Hey do you know------------------" That is why Ireland has so many Pubs, for us lost tourists to ask questions, rest, and a refreshment after those "discussions"................................ Make sure you have Good Maps with you- the Ordnance Survey maps also come in a series that are less detailed more for travellers in Ireland. Map Sites: http://www.discoverireland.com/ca-en/ireland-places-to-go/explore-by-map/?WT.srch=1 http://www.discoverireland.ie/where-to-go.aspx http://www.ireland-information.com/irelandmaps.htm http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/map_index.html And last pay attention to the road signs on those other highways and roads, they are small and you actually have to slow down to read most. Enjoy your trip Bob Cdn. =====================================

If you have plenty of time I recommend going without the GPS. This gives you the opportunity to misread the map and get lost. It's amazing the wonderful things you find when you're not looking for them. Jenny. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Catherine Billups Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2008 6:28 AM To: Jackie Crawford Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children I agree completely. A GPS system is a Godsend. Catherine Billups [email protected] On Oct 4, 2008, at 9:43 PM, Jackie Crawford wrote: > I haven't seen any mention of this but the GPS system we rented > along with > the car rental was a Godsend. I don't know how we would have found > our way > around without it. However, we did quite a bit of traveling by car > and did > not just remain in County Donegal. > > Jackie > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected]

Michelle, I will try to answer some of your questions about planning a trip to Ireland or specifically, to Donegal. There is a twice daily air service provided by Aer Arann between Dublin Airport and Donegal Airport which is located in the northwest of the county, near Gweedore and Dungloe. It is normally a fifty-seater plane and the rates are reasonable if you book well in advance. Journey time is about fifty minutes. There is a car hire service available at Donegal Airport, from about EUR16 per day for a small car, with the price rising with car size. John McGinley is one of a number of bus operators who provide a very good bus service between Dublin and Donegal. McGinley has links to practically all of the north and west of the county. Don't know the exact rates but they would charge a maximum of about EUR20 per person for a return ticket. The journey to Letterkenny is approximately four hours, with one fifteen minute break. Some or all of his services call to Dublin Airport. Patrick Gallagher runs a once daily bus service between Belfast and Donegal. There is a wide range of accommodation available, from hotels to family run Bed & Breakfast, with a budget to suit all pockets. Just looked up one local hotel, the Seaview in Bunbeg and they are charging US$125.48 per night on weekdays for a double room during the winter months. I don't know if that includes breakfast but presumably, it does. There are also some cheap hostels located around the county but I do not know if they would be suitable for small children. Seatbelts are required for both front and back seats but I am not certain if a child seat is a legal requirement since mine have gone well past that age - now they want the car instead. The car hire company should be in a position to meet your requirements and give advice. In Ireland, you may experience all of the seasons in one day, weather-wise. Generally, there is very little snow but frost can appear any time during the months that you mentioned. Expect anything from plenty of rain and stormy weather to calm days with pleasant sunshine, with the rain being a surer bet. For more information on most aspects of planning your trip, look up www.real-ireland.com Enjoy your trip, P.J.

Hi folks Sorry I missed the start of this - Bob , can you ask the person who posted this to write me directly. I have a little more information on this family. Moses Houston / Huston and Margaret Chambers were married in 1866. they emigrated to America in 1885 Taking 9 children with them . the last known child was born in 1887 in Kansas. Muriel > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > HUSTON, Anne Birth > Gender: Female > Birth Date: 18 Mar 1867 Birthplace: Killea, Don, Ire > Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland > Collection: Civil Registration > Father: Moses HUSTON > Mother: Margaret CHAMBERS > Source: FHL Film 101146 Dates: 1867 - 1868 > ----------------------------------- > HOUSTON, Jane Birth > Gender: Female > Birth Date: 29 Mar 1869 Birthplace: 243, Killea, Don, Ire > Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland > Collection: Civil Registration > Father: Moses HOUSTON > Mother: Margaret CHAMBERS > Source: FHL Film 101186 Dates: 1869 - 1870 > --------------------------------------- > HUSTON, Susan Crockett Birth > Gender: Female > Birth Date: 1 Mar 1871 Birthplace: 249, Killea, Don, Ire > Recorded in: Donegal, Ireland > Collection: Civil Registration > Father: Moses HUSTON > Mother: Margaret CHAMBERS > Source: FHL Film 255811 Dates: 1871 - 1872 > =====================================

I agree completely. A GPS system is a Godsend. Catherine Billups [email protected] On Oct 4, 2008, at 9:43 PM, Jackie Crawford wrote: > I haven't seen any mention of this but the GPS system we rented > along with > the car rental was a Godsend. I don't know how we would have found > our way > around without it. However, we did quite a bit of traveling by car > and did > not just remain in County Donegal. > > Jackie > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Warren & Joan > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 3:48 PM > To: M & T; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > Michelle, > Traveled to Ireland in June. Found alot of the answers you are > looking for > in planning on a website www.dochara.com . If you are in the United > States, > the flights you will take to Dublin, Shannon or Belfast will depend > on which > airline you are using and which airport is your point of departure. > Belfast > is a more convenient drive to Donegal but not all airlines go to > Belfast > direct. At the time of year you are considering, it is off season and > airline prices are a bit cheaper. Since cost seems to be a factor, be > prepared for everything in Ireland to be MUCH more expensive than in > the > States - and I am not just talking about the rate of exchange for > the dollar > and Euro. > Joan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M & T" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 1:53 PM > Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > >> Fellow listers, >> >> There are many questions that I need some answers to while trying >> to plan >> a >> trip to Ireland. I am hoping that some kind souls on this site >> will take >> a >> few moments to help me. >> >> If I was to fly to Ireland and wanted to send time in County >> Donegal - >> what >> airport would I plan to land at? >> >> Since we will be travelling with small children - is there a car seat >> requirement in Ireland? what kind of transportation is available >> from >> the >> airport ??? >> >> We are not sure how long we plan to visit........depends on what >> all we >> want >> to see and how long the money will last........any lower priced >> places to >> stay ??? .................we would like to spend some time in the >> Fanad >> area. >> >> Also - what is the weather like in Nov/ Dec/ Jan/Feb there??? >> >> Part of why I am asking these questions is to try to somewhat plan >> the >> trip >> and figure out how much it will cost.........need to have enough to >> cover >> it >> all. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Michelle >> >> >> When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to >> which you >> are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. 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Hi Jane, Assuming Michelle is in the USA, I'm afraid Flyglobespan are no longer serving the US from Ireland - with one exception - Orlando. They are a Scottish-based airline and used to fly through Knock Airport in Mayo. They do still fly to Canada - Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary from Dublin or Belfast. Many budget airlines are fantastic, but I'm afraid however that from a personal point of view Globesapn would be the last airline I'd fly transatlantic with. In their first months of operating to the East Coast passengers experienced some horrendous delays - in one notorious case passengers were left stranded in JFK for more than 2 days.....have a look at comments in these Forums:- http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/flygspan.htm http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/3486247/ In the interests of surviving these trouble times, Aer Lingus have in recent times moved somewhat towards the Budget airline model, but have always maintained in my opinion a good to excellent service, with fairly competitive pricing. This is just a personal opinion from someone who uses them fairly regularly on the Dublin - Boston route - I have no vested interest......but I would be very, very wary of Globespan. The main US Airlines operate regular services to/from Dublin - Continental, United, Delta, US Airways and American. Regards, and have a wonderful holiday when you finally make the trip Michelle, John > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 11:44:34 -0400 > Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > > Last summer, my cousin (who lives in Donegal) flew from an airport in Mayo into Boston on a new airline - Globe Span. At the time, Globe Span had opened ports in Boston & New York City. It's a discount airline, much like SouthWest Airlines. They don't seem to fly in/out of Boston/NYC any more, but they do travel to Orlando, Toronto & Vancouver. Might save you some money for more fun things in Ireland. Go to www.globespan.com > > - jane > > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:53:54 -0400> Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children> > Fellow listers,> > There are many questions that I need some answers to while trying to plan a> trip to Ireland. I am hoping that some kind souls on this site will take a> few moments to help me.> > If I was to fly to Ireland and wanted to send time in County Donegal - what> airport would I plan to land at?> > Since we will be travelling with small children - is there a car seat> requirement in Ireland? what kind of transportation is available from the> airport ???> > We are not sure how long we plan to visit........depends on what all we want> to see and how long the money will last........any lower priced places to> stay ??? .................we would like to spend some time in the Fanad> area.> > Also - what is the weather like in Nov/ Dec/ Jan/Feb there???> > Part of why I am asking these questions is to try ! > to somewhat plan the trip> and figure out how much it will cost.........need to have enough to cover it> all.> > > Thanks,> > Michelle> > > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. 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And not to mention the wonderful experience of asking directions in Ireland!! One meets the most interesting people. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart & Jenny Wenham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > If you have plenty of time I recommend going without the GPS. This gives > you > the opportunity to misread the map and get lost. It's amazing the > wonderful > things you find when you're not looking for them. > > Jenny. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Catherine Billups > Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2008 6:28 AM > To: Jackie Crawford > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > > I agree completely. A GPS system is a Godsend. > > Catherine Billups > [email protected] > > > > > On Oct 4, 2008, at 9:43 PM, Jackie Crawford wrote: > >> I haven't seen any mention of this but the GPS system we rented >> along with >> the car rental was a Godsend. I don't know how we would have found >> our way >> around without it. However, we did quite a bit of traveling by car >> and did >> not just remain in County Donegal. >> >> Jackie >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] > > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you > are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, > remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the > message subject to which you are replying. > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES > AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: > Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1706 - Release Date: 10/3/2008 > 6:17 PM > >

I haven't seen any mention of this but the GPS system we rented along with the car rental was a Godsend. I don't know how we would have found our way around without it. However, we did quite a bit of traveling by car and did not just remain in County Donegal. Jackie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Warren & Joan Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 3:48 PM To: M & T; [email protected] Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children Michelle, Traveled to Ireland in June. Found alot of the answers you are looking for in planning on a website www.dochara.com . If you are in the United States, the flights you will take to Dublin, Shannon or Belfast will depend on which airline you are using and which airport is your point of departure. Belfast is a more convenient drive to Donegal but not all airlines go to Belfast direct. At the time of year you are considering, it is off season and airline prices are a bit cheaper. Since cost seems to be a factor, be prepared for everything in Ireland to be MUCH more expensive than in the States - and I am not just talking about the rate of exchange for the dollar and Euro. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "M & T" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 1:53 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > Fellow listers, > > There are many questions that I need some answers to while trying to plan > a > trip to Ireland. I am hoping that some kind souls on this site will take > a > few moments to help me. > > If I was to fly to Ireland and wanted to send time in County Donegal - > what > airport would I plan to land at? > > Since we will be travelling with small children - is there a car seat > requirement in Ireland? what kind of transportation is available from > the > airport ??? > > We are not sure how long we plan to visit........depends on what all we > want > to see and how long the money will last........any lower priced places to > stay ??? .................we would like to spend some time in the Fanad > area. > > Also - what is the weather like in Nov/ Dec/ Jan/Feb there??? > > Part of why I am asking these questions is to try to somewhat plan the > trip > and figure out how much it will cost.........need to have enough to cover > it > all. > > > Thanks, > > Michelle > > > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you > are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, > remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the > message subject to which you are replying. > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES > AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: > Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1703 - Release Date: 10/2/2008 > 7:46 AM > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Last summer, my cousin (who lives in Donegal) flew from an airport in Mayo into Boston on a new airline - Globe Span. At the time, Globe Span had opened ports in Boston & New York City. It's a discount airline, much like SouthWest Airlines. They don't seem to fly in/out of Boston/NYC any more, but they do travel to Orlando, Toronto & Vancouver. Might save you some money for more fun things in Ireland. Go to www.globespan.com - jane > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:53:54 -0400> Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children> > Fellow listers,> > There are many questions that I need some answers to while trying to plan a> trip to Ireland. I am hoping that some kind souls on this site will take a> few moments to help me.> > If I was to fly to Ireland and wanted to send time in County Donegal - what> airport would I plan to land at?> > Since we will be travelling with small children - is there a car seat> requirement in Ireland? what kind of transportation is available from the> airport ???> > We are not sure how long we plan to visit........depends on what all we want> to see and how long the money will last........any lower priced places to> stay ??? .................we would like to spend some time in the Fanad> area.> > Also - what is the weather like in Nov/ Dec/ Jan/Feb there???> > Part of why I am asking these questions is to try to somewhat plan the trip> and figure out how much it will cost.........need to have enough to cover it> all.> > > Thanks,> > Michelle> > > When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ > > > TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE > > SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES:> Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/> Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/> Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Michelle You should book your car hire via the comparison site at the URL http://www.vroomvroomvroom.co.uk/ which covers both Dublin and Belfast Also http://www.irelandhotels.com/ for hotels and guest houses. and http://www.ireland-bnb.com/ and http://www.goireland.com/accommodation/bed-and-breakfast.htm for B&B Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the cat" ----- Original Message ----- From: "M & T" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 7:53 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children > Fellow listers, > > There are many questions that I need some answers to while trying to plan > a > trip to Ireland. I am hoping that some kind souls on this site will take > a > few moments to help me. > > If I was to fly to Ireland and wanted to send time in County Donegal - > what > airport would I plan to land at? > > Since we will be travelling with small children - is there a car seat > requirement in Ireland? what kind of transportation is available from > the > airport ??? > > We are not sure how long we plan to visit........depends on what all we > want > to see and how long the money will last........any lower priced places to > stay ??? .................we would like to spend some time in the Fanad > area. > > Also - what is the weather like in Nov/ Dec/ Jan/Feb there??? > > Part of why I am asking these questions is to try to somewhat plan the > trip > and figure out how much it will cost.........need to have enough to cover > it > all. > > > Thanks, > > Michelle >

Michelle, I contacted you offlist as you asked and it was sent back. B -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M & T Sent: 03 October 2008 19:54 To: [email protected] Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] lfuture trip to Ireland with children Fellow listers, There are many questions that I need some answers to while trying to plan a trip to Ireland. I am hoping that some kind souls on this site will take a few moments to help me. If I was to fly to Ireland and wanted to send time in County Donegal - what airport would I plan to land at? Since we will be travelling with small children - is there a car seat requirement in Ireland? what kind of transportation is available from the airport ??? We are not sure how long we plan to visit........depends on what all we want to see and how long the money will last........any lower priced places to stay ??? .................we would like to spend some time in the Fanad area. Also - what is the weather like in Nov/ Dec/ Jan/Feb there??? Part of why I am asking these questions is to try to somewhat plan the trip and figure out how much it will cost.........need to have enough to cover it all. Thanks, Michelle When replying to a digest post, quote only the specific text to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DONEGALEIRE/ TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=DONEGALEIRE SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES: Donegal Genealogy Resource (Lindel's Site) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ Donegaleire Genealogy Links & Data http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ Bob's Donegal Ireland Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hiflyte/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message