| Irland: Die Vorschau | 16 |
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| Hintergründe & Infos | 20 |
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| Natur und Umwelt | 22 |
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| Geographie | 22 |
| Klima | 23 |
| Pflanzen | 25 |
| Tiere | 27 |
| Umweltschutz | 28 |
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| Mensch und Gesellschaft | 29 |
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| Bevölkerung | 30 |
| Die Kirche | 31 |
| Wirtschaft | 33 |
| Der Nordirland-Konflikt | 35 |
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| Geschichte | 41 |
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| Wie alles anfing … | 43 |
| Wunder aus Stein | 43 |
| Goldschmiede und Astronomen | 45 |
| Kelten | 46 |
| Das Goldene Zeitalter | 48 |
| Wikinger und Normannen | 49 |
| Irland wird englisch | 51 |
| Der Kampf um die Freiheit | 53 |
| Freistaat und Republik | 55 |
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| Anreise | 58 |
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| Mit dem Flugzeug | 58 |
| Mit Auto und Schiff | 59 |
| Mit der Bahn | 61 |
| Mit dem Bus | 64 |
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| Unterwegs in Irland | 65 |
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| On the Road – Verkehrsregeln | 65 |
| Taxi | 67 |
| Mietwagen | 67 |
| Bus | 68 |
| Bahn | 69 |
| Fahrrad | 71 |
| Hausboot | 73 |
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| Aufenthalt in Irland | 76 |
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| Übernachten | 76 |
| Hotels | 76 |
| Bed & Breakfast | 77 |
| Hostels | 78 |
| Ferienhäuser | 79 |
| Camping | 79 |
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| Essen und Trinken | 80 |
| Speisen | 81 |
| Mahlzeiten und Speiselokale | 81 |
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| Sport, aktiv | 86 |
| Angeln | 86 |
| Baden | 88 |
| Drachen- und Gleitschirmfliegen | 89 |
| Golf | 89 |
| Kanu, Kajak | 89 |
| Reiten | 89 |
| Segeln | 90 |
| Surfen | 91 |
| Tauchen | 91 |
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| Sport, irisch | 91 |
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| Wissenswertes von A bis Z | 95 |
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| Behinderte | 95 |
| Diplomatische Vertretungen | 96 |
| Einreisebestimmungen | 96 |
| Ermäßigungen | 96 |
| Feiertage | 97 |
| Fotografieren | 98 |
| Fremdenverkehrsämter | 98 |
| Geld | 98 |
| Gesundheit | 99 |
| Internetzugang | 99 |
| Irland im Internet | 100 |
| Irland mit Kindern | 100 |
| Kleidung & Ausrüstung | 100 |
| Landkarten, Stadtpläne | 101 |
| Literatur | 102 |
| Maße und Gewichte | 104 |
| Musik | 104 |
| Öffnungszeiten | 108 |
| Post | 108 |
| Sicherheit | 108 |
| Souvenirs | 109 |
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| Sprache | 110 |
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| Strom | 112 |
| Telefon | 112 |
| Wandern | 112 |
| Zeit | 114 |
| Zeitungen | 114 |
| Zoll | 115 |
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| Reiseziele in Irland | 116 |
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| Dublin | 118 |
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| Basis-Infos | 122 |
| Stadt- und Vorortverkehr | 124 |
| Fernverkehr | 126 |
| Einkaufen | 127 |
| Feste/Veranstaltungen | 130 |
| Kunst | 131 |
| Stadtführungen | 131 |
| Übernachten | 134 |
| Essen & Trinken | 141 |
| Am Abend | 145 |
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| Trinity College/College Green | 152 |
| Library Square | 152 |
| Old Library | 153 |
| Book of Kells | 153 |
| Berkeley Library | 155 |
| Bank of Ireland | 155 |
| National Wax Museum | 155 |
| Molly Malone Statue | 156 |
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| Merrion Square/St. Stephen’s Green | 156 |
| Leinster House | 156 |
| National Museum | 157 |
| Natural History Museum | 158 |
| National Gallery | 158 |
| Merrion Square | 158 |
| Saint Stephen’s Green | 159 |
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| Dublin Castle und Liberties | 161 |
| Temple Bar | 161 |
| City Hall | 161 |
| Dublin Castle | 162 |
| Chester Beatty Library and Gallery of Oriental Art | 162 |
| Saint Patrick’s Cathedral | 162 |
| Marsh Library | 163 |
| Christ Church Cathedral | 163 |
| Dublinia | 164 |
| Saint Audoen’s Churches | 165 |
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| Guinness-Brauerei/Kilmainham | 165 |
| Guinness-Brauerei | 165 |
| Museum of Modern Art | 166 |
| Kilmainham Gaol | 166 |
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| North Side | 167 |
| Custom House | 167 |
| O’Connell Street | 167 |
| Parnell Square | 169 |
| Capel Street/Church Street | 171 |
| Smithfield Village | 171 |
| Collins Baracks | 172 |
| Phoenixpark | 173 |
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| Weitere Sehenswürdigkeiten | 174 |
| Marino Casino | 174 |
| Botanic Gardens | 174 |
| Glasnevin Cemetry | 174 |
| Croke Park | 174 |
| Docklands | 175 |
| Dillon Garden | 176 |
| James Joyce Tower | 177 |
| National Sealife Centre | 177 |
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| Der Osten | 178 |
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| County Fingal | 179 |
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| Howth | 180 |
| Malahide | 184 |
| Swords | 186 |
| Donabate | 186 |
| Skerries | 186 |
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| County Louth | 187 |
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| Drogheda | 188 |
| Drogheda/Umgebung | 191 |
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| Dundalk | 193 |
| Cooley-Halbinsel | 195 |
| Carlingford | 196 |
| Wandern um Carlingford | 198 |
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| County Meath | 199 |
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| Brú na Bóinne (Newgrange/Knowth/Dowth) | 199 |
| Slane | 204 |
| Kells | 205 |
| Kells/Umgebung | 207 |
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| Tara | 208 |
| Trim | 210 |
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| County Kildare | 213 |
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| Maynooth | 214 |
| Maynooth/Umgebung | 215 |
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| Celbridge | 215 |
| Celbridge/Umgebung | 217 |
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| Bog of Allen | 217 |
| Kildare | 218 |
| Kildare/Umgebung | 220 |
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| County Carlow | 221 |
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| Carlow (Stadt) | 222 |
| Carlow/Umgebung | 224 |
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| County Wicklow | 226 |
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| Westflanke der Wicklow Mountains | 227 |
| Enniskerry | 230 |
| Enniskerry/Umgebung | 232 |
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| Glendalough/Laragh | 233 |
| Glendalough/ Umgebung | 237 |
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| Wicklow (Stadt) | 239 |
| Wicklow/Umgebung | 240 |
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| Der Südosten | 242 |
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| County Wexford | 243 |
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| Enniscorthy | 244 |
| Enniscorthy/Umgebung | 248 |
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| Wexford (Stadt) | 249 |
| Wexford/Umgebung | 252 |
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| Rosslare | 254 |
| Rosslare/Umgebung | 255 |
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| Halbinsel Hook | 255 |
| New Ross | 256 |
| New Ross/Umgebung | 257 |
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| County Kilkenny | 258 |
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| Kilkenny (Stadt) | 259 |
| Kilkenny/Umgebung | 266 |
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| County Waterford | 268 |
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| Waterford (Stadt) | 269 |
| Waterford/Umgebung | 275 |
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| Dunmore East | 275 |
| Tramore | 276 |
| Dungarvan | 278 |
| Dungarvan/Umgebung | 280 |
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| Ardmore | 281 |
| Youghal | 282 |
| Lismore | 285 |
| Lismore/Umgebung | 286 |
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| County Tipperary | 287 |
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| Cahir | 288 |
| Cahir/Umgebung | 290 |
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| Clonmel | 291 |
| Clonmel/Umgebung | 295 |
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| Cashel | 295 |
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| Der Südwesten | 300 |
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| County Cork | 301 |
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| Cork (Stadt) | 304 |
| Cork/Umgebung | 316 |
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| Cobh | 319 |
| Kinsale | 322 |
| Clonakilty | 327 |
| Clonakilty/Umgebung | 329 |
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| Skibbereen | 331 |
| Skibbereen/Umgebung | 333 |
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| Baltimore | 335 |
| Baltimore/Umgebung | 338 |
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| Clear Island | 340 |
| Halbinsel Mizen Head | 342 |
| Bantry | 346 |
| Bantry/Umgebung | 349 |
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| Halbinsel Sheep’s Head | 350 |
| Glengarriff | 352 |
| Wanderungen | 355 |
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| Halbinsel Beara | 356 |
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| County Kerry | 364 |
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| Kenmare | 365 |
| Bonane | 368 |
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| Ring of Kerry (Iveragh-Halbinsel) | 370 |
| Von Kenmare nach Sneem | 371 |
| Staigue Fort | 371 |
| Caherdaniel | 371 |
| Waterville | 372 |
| Wanderung Waterville – Caherdaniel | 374 |
| Skellig Ring | 374 |
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| Skellig Islands | 375 |
| Valentia Island | 377 |
| Cahersiveen | 382 |
| Cahersiveen/Umgebung | 384 |
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| Killarney | 385 |
| Killarney/Umgebung | 389 |
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| Dingle-Halbinsel | 397 |
| Dingle | 399 |
| Dingle/Umgebung | 405 |
| Dunquin | 408 |
| Ballyferriter | 409 |
| Kilmalkedar | 410 |
| Die Nordküste der Dingle-Halbinsel | 412 |
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| Blasket Islands | 413 |
| Tralee | 416 |
| Tralee/Umgebung | 421 |
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| Listowel | 421 |
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| County Limerick | 425 |
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| Tarbert | 425 |
| Foynes | 426 |
| Adare | 427 |
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| Limerick (Stadt) | 428 |
| Limerick/Umgebung | 435 |
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| Der Westen | 436 |
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| County Clare | 437 |
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| Von Limerick nach Ennis | 438 |
| Bunratty | 438 |
| Shannon Airport | 440 |
| Knappogue | 441 |
| Quin | 441 |
| Craggaunowen Project | 442 |
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| Ennis | 443 |
| Ennis/Umgebung | 444 |
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| Kilkee | 446 |
| Kilrush | 447 |
| Kilrush/Umgebung | 448 |
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| Cliffs of Moher | 450 |
| Doolin | 451 |
| Doolin/Umgebung | 454 |
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| Burren | 454 |
| Corofin | 455 |
| Cahercommaun | 457 |
| Caherconnell/ Poulnabrone-Dolmen | 457 |
| Leamenah Castle | 459 |
| Kilfenora | 459 |
| Lisdoonvarna | 460 |
| Lisdoonvarna/Umgebung | 461 |
| Fanore | 461 |
| Ballyvaughan | 462 |
| Kinvara | 464 |
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| Gort | 465 |
| Gort/Umgebung | 466 |
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| Lough Graney | 467 |
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| County Galway | 468 |
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| Aran-Inseln | 469 |
| Inishmore | 471 |
| Inishmaan | 474 |
| Inisheer | 475 |
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| Galway (Stadt) | 476 |
| Östliches County Galway | 486 |
| Athenry | 487 |
| Loughrea | 488 |
| Loughrea/Umgebung | 488 |
| Portumna | 489 |
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| Lough Corrib | 490 |
| Oughterard | 491 |
| Oughterard/Umgebung | 492 |
| Inchagoill Island | 493 |
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| Cong | 494 |
| Connemara | 498 |
| Spiddle | 499 |
| Von Spiddle nach Roundstone | 500 |
| Roundstone | 502 |
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| Twelve Pins | 503 |
| Clifden | 504 |
| Clifden/Umgebung | 507 |
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| Inishbofin | 509 |
| Connemara Nationalpark | 511 |
| Renvyle-Halbinsel | 512 |
| Kylemore Abbey | 513 |
| Leenane | 515 |
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| County Mayo | 517 |
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| Murrisk | 518 |
| Inishturk | 518 |
| Clare Island | 519 |
| Louisburgh | 520 |
| Croagh Patrick | 521 |
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| Westport | 522 |
| Castlebar | 527 |
| Castlebar/Umgebung | 528 |
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| Achill Island | 530 |
| Erris | 535 |
| Céide Fields | 538 |
| Ballina | 540 |
| Ballina/Umgebung | 541 |
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| Der Nordwesten | 542 |
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| County Sligo | 543 |
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| Sligo (Stadt) | 544 |
| Sligo/Umgebung | 551 |
| Von Sligo nach Boyle | 552 |
| Lough Gill | 554 |
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| Von Sligo nach Donegal | 555 |
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| County Donegal | 559 |
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| Bundoran | 560 |
| Ballyshannon | 561 |
| Donegal (Stadt) | 562 |
| Donegal/Umgebung | 565 |
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| Killybegs | 567 |
| Slieve League | 568 |
| Glencolumbkille | 570 |
| Glencolumbkille/Umgebung | 571 |
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| Ardara | 572 |
| Ardara/Umgebung | 574 |
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| Finn Valley | 574 |
| The Rosses | 575 |
| Burtonport | 576 |
| Arranmore Island | 577 |
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| Gweedore | 578 |
| Bunbeg | 578 |
| Lough Nacung | 579 |
| Errigal Mountain | 580 |
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| Tory Island | 580 |
| Falcarragh/Dunfanaghy | 582 |
| Glenveagh Nationalpark | 584 |
| Church Hill | 586 |
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| Letterkenny | 587 |
| Letterkenny/Umgebung | 589 |
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| Inishowen | 591 |
| Grianan of Aileach | 592 |
| Buncrana | 592 |
| Von Buncrana nach Carndonagh | 594 |
| Carndonagh/Malin Head | 594 |
| Greencastle | 596 |
| Moville/Muff | 597 |
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| Nordirland | 598 |
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| County Derry (Londonderry) | 599 |
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| Derry (Londonderry) | 600 |
| Südliches County Derry | 614 |
| Von Derry nach Portstewart | 614 |
| Portstewart | 615 |
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| County Antrim | 617 |
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| Portrush | 618 |
| Giant’s Causeway | 620 |
| Wanderung | 622 |
| Giant’s Causeway/Umgebung | 623 |
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| Ballycastle | 625 |
| Rathlin Island | 627 |
| Glens of Antrim | 629 |
| Fair Head/Murlough Bay | 630 |
| Cushendun | 630 |
| Cushendall | 631 |
| Cushendall/Umgebung | 632 |
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| Larne | 634 |
| Larne/Umgebung | 635 |
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| Carrickfergus | 635 |
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| Belfast | 637 |
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| Cathedral Quarter | 648 |
| Ostufer | 650 |
| Südstadt | 652 |
| Weststadt | 654 |
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| Belfast/Umgebung | 656 |
| Cave Hill | 656 |
| Pattersons Spade Mill | 657 |
| Lisburn | 657 |
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| County Down | 659 |
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| Von Belfast nach Bangor | 660 |
| Ulster Folk and Transport Museum | 660 |
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| Bangor | 663 |
| Bangor/Umgebung | 664 |
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| Westufer des Strangford Lough | 664 |
| The Ards | 666 |
| Donaghadee | 666 |
| Mount Stewart | 667 |
| Grey Abbey | 668 |
| Portaferry | 669 |
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| Halbinsel Lecale | 671 |
| Castle Ward Estate | 671 |
| Saint Patrick’s Land | 673 |
| Downpatrick | 673 |
| Downpatrick/Umgebung | 677 |
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| Mourne Mountains | 679 |
| Newcastle | 679 |
| Newcastle/Umgebung | 682 |
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| Newry | 686 |
| Newry/Umgebung | 688 |
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| Slieve Gullion | 688 |
| Brontë Homeland | 689 |
| Banbridge/Linen Homelands | 690 |
| Legananny Dolmen/ Binder’s Cove | 690 |
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| Scarva/Newry Canal | 691 |
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| County Armagh | 692 |
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| Armagh (Stadt) | 693 |
| Armagh/Umgebung | 697 |
| Navan Fort & Centre | 698 |
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| Südufer von Lough Neagh | 701 |
| Craigavon | 702 |
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| County Tyrone | 703 |
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| Cookstown | 704 |
| Cookstown/Umgebung | 705 |
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| Omagh | 705 |
| Omagh/Umgebung | 707 |
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| County Fermanagh | 709 |
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| Enniskillen | 710 |
| Umgebung von Enniskillen | 715 |
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| Lough Erne | 716 |
| Monea Castle | 717 |
| Tully Castle & Gardens | 717 |
| Lough Navar Forest Park | 718 |
| Belleek | 719 |
| Castle Caldwell Forest Park | 720 |
| Boa Island | 720 |
| Castle Archdale Country Park | 721 |
| White Island | 721 |
| Devenish Island | 722 |
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| Midlands | 724 |
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| County Monaghan | 726 |
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| Monaghan (Stadt) | 726 |
| Monaghan/Umgebung | 729 |
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| County Cavan | 730 |
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| Cavan (Stadt) | 730 |
| Cavan/Umgebung | 732 |
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| County Leitrim | 732 |
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| Drumshanbo | 733 |
| Arigna | 734 |
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| Carrick-on-Shannon | 735 |
| Carrick-on-Shannon/Umgebung | 737 |
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| County Roscommon | 738 |
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| Boyle | 739 |
| Boyle/Umgebung | 741 |
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| Strokestown | 741 |
| Strokestown/Umgebung | 743 |
| Castlerea | 743 |
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| County Longford | 744 |
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| County Westmeath | 747 |
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| Mullingar | 747 |
| Mullingar/Umgebung | 748 |
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| Athlone | 751 |
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| County Offaly | 754 |
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| Clonmacnoise | 754 |
| Clonmacnoise/Umgebung | 757 |
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| Birr | 757 |
| Birr/Umgebung | 761 |
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| Kleines Speiselexikon | 762 |
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| Glossar | 767 |
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| Register | 769 |
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| Kartenverzeichnis | |
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| Achill Island | 531 |
| Armagh | 695 |
| Athlone | 752 |
| Belfast – Innenstadt | 645 |
| Belfast – Übersicht | 640/641 |
| Belfast – Titanic Quarter | 651 |
| Birr | 759 |
| Carlow | 223 |
| Cashel | 297 |
| Clifden | 507 |
| Clonakilty | 328 |
| Clonmacnoise | 756 |
| Clonmel | 293 |
| Cong | 497 |
| Cork | 310/311 |
| Derry | 607 |
| Dingle | 401 |
| Dingle-Halbinsel | 398/399 |
| Donegal | 565 |
| Drogheda | 189 |
| Dublin – Innenstadt | 132/133 |
| Dublin – Temple Bar | 143 |
| Dublin – Übersicht | 128/129 |
| Dublin – Nahverkehr | 125 |
| Dublin – Zentrum Northside | 146/147 |
| Dublin – Zentrum Southside | 139 |
| Dungarvan | 279 |
| Ennis | 445 |
| Enniskillen | 712/713 |
| Galway | 481 |
| Giant’s Causeway | 622 |
| Glendalough | 234/235 |
| Halbinsel Howth | 182 |
| Inishmore | 473 |
| Irland – Übersicht | vorderer Umschlag |
| Irlands Wasserstraßen | 75 |
| Kilkenny | 261 |
| Killarney | 387 |
| Killarney National Park | 391 |
| Kinsale | 325 |
| Limerick | 431 |
| Midlands | 727 |
| Newry | 687 |
| Nordirland – Übersicht | 602/603 |
| Nordwesten Irlands | 548/549 |
| Osten Irlands | 181 |
| Rathlin Island | 628 |
| Sheeps Head – Wanderung | 352 |
| Skibbereen | 332 |
| Slieve Croob/Legananny | 691 |
| Sligo | 547 |
| Sprachgebiete | 111 |
| Südosten Irlands | 246/247 |
| Südwesten Irlands | 302/303 |
| Tara | 209 |
| Tralee | 418/419 |
| Valentia Island | 379 |
| Waterford | 270/271 |
| Westen Irlands | 439 |
| Westport | 524/525 |
| Wexford | 251 |
| Youghal | 283 |
| Zug- und Fährverbindungen Großbritannien/Irland | 62/63 |