Dear John Two small tips that may save you money or inconvenience ...... -- Ireland (Donegal and the Republic to the south) uses euros; Northern Ireland (Londonderry) uses £ sterling. Gas prices need to be compared, so you fill up where best for you. -- Cellphone calls follow the country where you are calling from, or to. A call from the Inishowen peninsula to Derry is an international call, even though only a few miles in distance! And then again, the cellphone networks will pick up your phone (and the folks you're calling) with different "cyber boundaries" that you won't find on any map or partition settlement proposal. Enjoy your travels! Dave Mitchell Cape Town ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Weber" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [S-I] Fwd: Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland tobeclosed for a while > Hi John, > > My daughter, son-in-law and myself did this in 2005. Did use a cell phone > when we knew we might be for the night and called places we had checked > evening before and some we waited until we arrived in area. Never had a > problem but did make use of the cell phone so I would advise taking one > that > can be used overseas or buy one after you are there. I took my car charger > with me and that is how we kept phone charged. No problems with renting > cars, but age maybe a factor. I was 75 at the time and was renting the > first car from here so it would be at airport and knew I was told I could > not drive but placed my son-in-law as driver. So check this out. > > Shirley > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Polk" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 9:50 AM > Subject: Re: [S-I] Fwd: Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland to > beclosed for a while > > >>I am heading for Ireland in two weeks, all in May, initially in Dublin, >>but >> then a swing through the North. Plans are pretty loose at present but >> will >> not include researching in archives, etc. Strictly a sightseeing venture. >> General plan is Tara, Armagh, Giants Causeway, Bushmills, Roe Vally, >> Londonderry, Omaha, Lifford, Donegal. Only have six days for all this >> before >> getting back to Dublin for reunion with some friends. >> >> We will be looking to stay at B&B's but have not made any reservations >> yet. >> I prefer to decide things day by day on the go rather than nailing >> everything down in advance. Is this a mistake? All advice appreciated. >> Last >> time I did this was in 1959 when I was on a bike and stayed at youth >> hostels. >> >> John Polk >> Maryland USA >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 10:56 >> Subject: [S-I] Fwd: Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland to be >> closed >> for a while >> >> >>> Hi folks, our list member forgot to copy us....distracted by >>> preparations >>> for her upcoming Scottish trip, perhaps. Anyway, more good news from >>> Northern Ireland. >>> >>> What to do? >>> >>> Go to Salt Lake. Send the family off on a ski trip or whatever it is >>> they >>> do up there when the snow finally melts, and hit the stacks. They have a >>> lot of stuff there including a long long collection of local history >>> books, indexed parliamentary papers, all the microfilm collection, of >>> course, but the actual library books are what to hit first since it is >>> awkward searching them from afar. >>> >>> Or hit the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. Armagh Museum, etc, etc. Lots >>> to >>> see and do. >>> >>> If anyone is planning a trip over and would like to ask for suggestions, >>> advice, hints on the best places to eat, and what to do or see, now's >>> your >>> time! >>> >>> >>> Linda Merle >>> >>> >>> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected], [email protected], >>> [email protected], [email protected], >>> [email protected], [email protected] >>> Sent: Thursday, May 6, 2010 7:06:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>> Subject: Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland to be closed for a >>> while >>> >>> >>>>From the most recent copy of The Bulletin of the Presbyterian Historical >>>>Society of Ireland: "Owing to the building work in Church House, the >>>>library of the Presbyterian Historical Society will be closed for the >>>>foreseeable future. Urgent inquiries are best made by email-- >>>>[email protected] -- or letter care of Church >>>>House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast, BT1 6DW, N. Ireland. 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