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Dublin AA History and Mystery Walks - Explore historic areas, haunted buildings and follow in the footsteps of the famous, with this exciting city tour guide. The guide offers the walker the opportunity to discover Dublin's history in all its gore and glory, (as well as the architecture, the skulduggery and the ghost stories), while not missing those all-important places to stop and admire the view or have a cup of coffee. First time and regular visitors will relish the carefully designed tours, which explore Dublin's best-known landmarks as well as the secrets only known by the locals. The easy-to-follow maps, clear route directions and running tour commentary make it easy to find your way without a guide, while the writing style is upbeat, readable and informative.  Published February 09.	Literary Walking Tours of Gothic Dublin, Brian Showers and Duane Spurlock - Dublin has spawned three important writers in the nineteenth century gothic tradition: Charles Maturin (1782-1824), Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) and Bram Stoker (1847-1912). These writers contributed memorable and influential stories that were inspired by and often set in their native Dublin. Their fictions, which delve into universal and supernatural themes such as ghosts, vampires and the devil, persist in popularity to this day. The footprints of these writers and inspirations for their stories can be traced through Dublin's dark alleys, distilled from its public houses and unearthed in its churchyards. These writers, whose lives crossed paths with other notable nineteenth century personalities, were often intertwined with the history of the city itself. This guidebook reconstructs the lives of Maturin, Le Fanu and Stoker as walking tours with the help of maps, photographs and excerpts from their works. Also reprinted inside are Maturin’s 'Leixlip Castle', Le Fanu's 'Ghost Stories of Chapelizod' and Stoker's 'The Judge's House'; each story illustrated by Duane Spurlock. Cover art is by Meggan Kehrli and a foreword by Pat Liddy. Ideal for tourists who have come to explore Ireland's 1200 year old capital, native Dubliners who want to learn more about their city's spectral past, and those who just want a mind's eye tour of haunted Dublin. After all, who can resist a good ghost story?  Published October 06.	The Wicklow Way, Rucksack Readers, Jacquetta Megarry and Sandra Bardwell - The Wicklow Way is Ireland's first and most popular Waymarked Way, running between Marlay Park (Dublin) and Clonegal, 82 miles (132 km) to the south. It offers varied and scenic walking on the flanks of the Wicklow mountains with loughs, rivers and historic remains. Much of the route lies over 1600 feet (500 metres) giving glorious views, and lower sections run through forests and farmland, over a mixture of tracks, roads and pathways rich in wildlife. This updated guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday: drop-down map showing the whole route in five panels; waterproof paper throughout; the Way in sections, with summaries of distance, terrain and where to find food and drink; concise background on history, geology and wildlife; an expanded 5-page feature on the monastic city of Glendalough; planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane; in full colour, with 80 photographs.  Published June 08.
AA Walking Dublin - 'Walking Dublin' contains 24 themed walking tours of 1-6 miles which offer the walker an opportunity to discover the history, architecture, skulduggery and the ghost stories of the city, while not missing those all-important places to stop and admire the view or to have a cup of coffee. First-time and regular visitors will relish the carefully designed tours, which explore Dublin's best-known landmarks as well as the secret places known only by locals. Published January 12.	Easy Walks near Dublin, Joss Lynam - Easy Walks near Dublin is a book for family strollers, leisure walkers and people who like healthy exercise without exhausting themselves. Here are more that forty walks, every one of them within easy reach of Dublin. As far as possible, the walks are circular so that you can start and finish at the same spot. Most are timed at between one and two hours. The shortest lasts barely half an hour; the longest about three hours. In general, the standard is easy and is aimed at leisure walkers. There are a few steep ascents and some demanding terrain for those who like a challenge, but overall these are perfect routes for strollers. The directions are clear and easy to follow, there are plenty of sound advice and tips about natural features and wildlife and it's all on your doorstep. Other books by Joss Lynam Best Irish Walks.  Published May 99.	Irish Coast to Coast: Dublin to Bray Head, Paddy Dillon - Walking through Ireland, from the Atlantic coast to Dublin, through the glorious mountain and river country, offers an opportunity to discover the heart of the Emerald Isle. Linking the Wicklow Way, South Leinster Way, Munster Way, Avondhy Way and the Kerry Way, the Irish coast to coast walk joins Dublin with Bray Head in the south west. Whether you intend to split this route into sections and enjoy the walk over a period of time, or walk it in one go, the alternative high-level routes found along the way enable you to make the adventure as challenging as you like. Published March 05.
Leisure Walks Near Dublin, Joss Lynam - The routes include terrain as varied as Malahide estuary, the Grand Canal at Robertstown, Glenmalure, the Broad Lough at Wicklow and Trooperstown Hill near Laragh. Most walks are circular; many can be accessed by public transport; most are no more than an hour and a half to two hours long. Few are in anyway demanding: most are walking routes for leisure strollers. Limited availability. Published March 04.

MORE MAPS Wicklow Mountains, Superwalker. Harvey. Published March '08

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