Irresistible Ireland.(Americans Abroad)(includes related article on air travel to Ireland)

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: September 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

An American couple rooms in four castles, a country club, and tours throughout Ireland. The castles include Ashford Castle in Mayo, Barberstown Castle in Kildare, Glin Castle in Limerick, and Markree Castle in Sligo. They also visit Dublin, Galway Bay, and the Cliffs of Moher.

WE WERE AWAKENED by the sound of someone stomping heavily across the floor of the room above us. Our initial annoyance was tempered when we checked the clock and found that the time was a few minutes past 7:30 a.m., when we had planned to get up to begin our first full day in Ireland. However, we had failed to ...

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