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locals, fellow travellers and tourism professionals in counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal who provided insights and inspiration. To thank everyone individually would run for pages, but a particular shout-out to Declan Murphy, Rosie in Carlow, Donal Lehane from Slow Food, surfer Fergal Smith, woodcarver Michael Quirke, bodhrán player Junior Davey and the locals in Gurteen, chef Paul Flynn, and Brian and all in Graiguenamanagh. Major thanks to Cliff Wilkinson for the gig, as well as Eoin Dunlevy, Herman So, Fionn and all at Lonely Planet. As ever, merci surtout to my family.

ETAIN O’CARROLL

Huge thanks to all the helpful staff in tourist offices around my area who answered endless questions and offered some great advice. If you have a great meal, discover an untouched pub or village, wander into a session in full swing or chance on a great B&B because of this book then thanks go to my family and friends who have been sampling the delights of the region for years and let me in on their best-kept secrets. Thanks to Sinéad Killeen, Róisín McSharry, Aoife Farnon, Breda McGuigan, Claire Cunningham and Sinéad Culbert for all their hot tips and to Mary, Madeleine, Lisa, Oda and Luan O’Carroll for advice on where to go, what to see and how to get there without getting lost, not to mention all the hot dinners, freshly made beds, babysitting and entertainment. Thanks to Fionn and Cliff for guidance and inspiration along the way, and Mark and Osgur for company on the road and support on return.

RYAN VER BERKMOES

Like a conversation over nothing in particular in an Irish pub, thanks to those who helped me on this book threaten to go on and on and on… But a few: Charlie Adley and his cohorts had me ready to move to Galway, where Geraldine Bray knows her cheese. Bernadette McCarthy hit the right notes in Galway. Ben Greensfelder didn’t save my bacon (a good thing) but he did fluff up my Fungie. Fionn Davenport again guided this book to spectacular completion (and did a fine job dealing with groupies) while Claudia Stehle and Alevtina Chernorukova guided me down the road. While Annah and Erin always guide me home.

NEIL WILSON

Thanks to the Belfast Welcome Centre, to friendly and helpful tourist office staff all over Northern Ireland, and to Tom and Will Kelly and Kevin Hasson (the Bogside Artists).

OUR READERS

Many thanks to the travellers who used the last edition and wrote to us with helpful hints, useful advice and interesting anecdotes:

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