Donal, Dan, Sean, Noted with interest your inquiries on the above and Jean's excellent response towards obtaining current all-purpose touring maps, & information, etc. Dan O'Mara ... your reference re going to Ireland "again" in 6 months ... plus your reference to a map containing "ALL the County & Townland Boundaries" ... would this be for a specific purpose, other than general information & touring? It is such a broad request ... a general answer might not fill your requirements on what you are looking for or aiming to achieve during your visit. Could you be a little more specific? Within each of the 4 PROVINCE boundaries ... are the COUNTY boundaries ... the BARONIES ... the TOWNLAND boundaries ... the CIVIL Parishes [areas of local government administration]... the names and boundaries of which seldom correspond to ... the PARISH boundaries of the churches in the area. Because of the overlaping boundaries ... 1 single map is not going to be able to outline ALL of the above for you ... but there are maps which do cover several categories at once ... it depends on what you are looking for. As you indicate ... you have 6 months to organize and prepare yourself ... in order to achieve ... what goal? Is it only the County & Townland Boundaries you are requesting? Quoting "Jean R." <[email protected]>: > Hi Dan - Check out the "Ireland of the Welcomes" (magazine) website at > www.irelandofthewelcomes.com and see if they have back issues about the > specific places you want to see. Each issue also has a "Byways rather than > Highways" column by Christopher Moriarty that takes you off the beaten path > with mileage and detailed directions. > > I have a 1985 "Irish Touring Guide," published by Salem House/Appletree > Press that contains a Road Atlas with 15 maps that include each Irish > county. While it doesn't show boundaries, it has a map key that tells you > in which county each town is located and each page relates to the one before > > and the one after. I see that there are some used copies on the Internet > you can buy for about nine dollars. > > Maps to buy in Ireland: Train travelers can do fine with a simple rail map > (available as part of the free Intercity Timetable found at Irish train > stations) and city maps from tourist information offices. (The places I > stayed in Ireland recently (i.e. hotels/B&B's) also had local maps and we > also purchased some at the local tourist information offices - some were > even free. Virtually every town in Ireland has a tourist information > center. In Dublin, you can pick up everything you'll need for Ireland in > one stop at the TI in the old church on Suffolk Street. The general > nationwide tourist information phone number for travelers calling from > within Ireland is 1-850-230-330. We were very impressed that the Irish > people on the street were so friendly and happy to stop and answer > questions. > > Get free maps of Dublin and Ireland from Irish Tourism before you go. > Ireland's national tourist office in the USA is called Tourism Ireland, > offers a wealth of information on both the Republic of Ireland and Northern > Ireland. You can contact them at 345 Park Ave., 17th floor, NY, NY 10154 - > www.tourismireland.com and ask about maps, events, calendar, golfing, > outdoor activities, walking routes, horseback riding, and historic sights. > Request a vacation planner packet. > > If you are driving, get a detailed road atlas covering all of Ireland. > Ordnance Survey, AA, and Barthlomew editions are available for about 12 > euros in tourist information offices, gas stations, and bookstores. > Drivers, hikers, and bikers may want more detailed maps for Dingle, > Connemara, County Donegal, County Wexford, the Antrim Coast, the Ring of > Kerry, and the Boyne Valley (easy to buy locally). Before you buy a map, > look at it to make sure it has the level of detail you want. > > You may want some supplemental travel guidebooks. It may hurt to spend $25 > to $35 dollars on extra books and maps, but when you consider the money > they'll save you and the improvements they'll make in your $3,000 vacation, > it is money well spent. "Rick Steves Ireland" guide-books are updated each > year, unlike some others. Check out his website for tips and feedback from > travelers. For cultural and sightseeing Michelin and Cadogan guides to > Ireland are good. The best budget travel guides to Ireland are said to be > the Lonely Planet and Let's Go guidebooks. Lonely Planet's guidebook is > more thorough and informative but not updated annually. Let's Go Ireland is > > updated annually and youth-oriented, with good coverage of nightlife, > hostels, and cheap transportations deals. Idea -- Shop around for maps in > book form with ring binders that lie flat on one's lap that can be referred > to without struggling to open, close and refold. Jean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sean troy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 5:03 PM > Subject: Re: [IGW] [IRELAND] Fw: Saw your note on Origins > > > > > > Hi, > > Sorry, I am not able to help you with this. In fact, I am having the same > > problem myself. > > > > The best thing is to find someone who used to live in Ireland, I guess! > > > > All the Best, > > sgtroy > > > >>From: "Donal O'Kelly" <[email protected]> > >>Reply-To: [email protected] > >>To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > >>Subject: [IRELAND] Fw: Saw your note on Origins > >>Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:18:38 -0700 > >> > >>What IS the best source for maps of Ireland? > >>Don > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: Dan O'Mara > >>To: [email protected] > >>Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:43 PM > >>Subject: Saw your note on Origins > >> > >> > >>Hi Donal O'Kelly, > >>Say, do you know any place on line , or even a good mail source for maps > >>that would show all the County and Townland boundaries etc.? > >>(My family was from Urra Townland but I don't have good maps that show > >>those boundaries. I plan to go back there in a bout six months, so I am > >>trying to study-up now... > >>Regards, > >>Dan O'Mara > >> > >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > >> > >> > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/725 - Release Date: 3/17/2007 > >>12:33 PM > >> > >>------------------------------- > >>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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get Out Of The House - Ski, Skate & Sun > > http://local.live.com/?mkt=en-ca/?v=2&cid=A6D6BDB4586E357F!147 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.14/727 - Release Date: 3/19/2007 > > > 11:49 AM > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ----- End forwarded message -----