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On the Road with Reid: 'Round Ireland

A five-part series on travel in Ireland—B&Bs, pub grub, sightseeing, and researching Irish heritage—originally published on MSNBC.com in May of 2003 and winner of a Lowell Thomas Award for travel journalism

The author stands above the green fields of Ireland's Ring of Kerry

 

Round Ireland on Four Wheels


The first in a series of road reports from our Intrepid reporter in Ireland. Today: spend a week in Eire from $399, including airfare, countryside B&Bs, and a rental car... >> Full Story

The Heritage Card is your ticket to mroe than 80 of Ireland's greatest sights, including the romantic ruins of Mellifont Abbey just north of Dublin

 

The Post-Modern Pot o' Gold


Ireland's Heritage Card can save you as much as €157 on sightseeing at 80+ sights—€10.50 even if you hit only the top five. But some of Ireland's best sights are well off the beaten path... >> Full Story
Cavangarden House, outside Ballyshannon on the road to Donegal, is a gorgeous Georgian manor house built in 1750, surrounded by farmland, wooded glens, and burbling streams, and is but one of the 1,700 B&Bs in the Town and Country voucher catalogue

 

Bed, Breakfast, and Beyond


How to pick the right Irish B&B—whether it be a farmhouse cottage, country manor like this one, or modest modern home in town—and where to find alternative cheap lodgings in Ireland... >> Full Story
O'Flaherty's, a corner carvery in the Co. Meath town fo Navan, serves up heaping platters of roasted carved meats for $9—and the Guinness with which to wash it down

 

Of Pub Grub and Toasteds and Cakes Made of Guinness


On navigating the dangerously expensive waters of Ireland's culinary scene with the aid of a good, strong pint... >> Full Story
With the aid of the Internet, and a handy-dandy postcard rack filled with family crests, you can start tracing your Irish heritage

 

Digging for Your Irish Roots


No, not potatoes—though those are yummy. Today we'll share the best resources for tracing your Irish heritage... >> Full Story

 





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This article was last updated in July 2006. All information was accurate at the time.



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