Frontiers: Traveling Ireland Fresh Eire (cont.) Access and Resources
Map of Ireland by Evan Hecox
To bog-tromp and fairy-spot with a true master, contact Michael Gibbons at Walking Ireland, in Clifden, Connemara's largest town. Michael offers everything from half-day rambles to an epic ten-day circuit of Ireland's sacred mountains, with prices beginning at $27. You can count on wet boots, spectacular vistas, and good craic. 011-353-95-21492, www.walkingireland.com The best of old and new Ireland can be found under one splendid roof, at the Lough Inagh Lodge Hotel in Recess, where room and board for two begin at $268 per night, depending on the season. 011-353-95-34706, www.loughinaghlodgehotel.ie