The Natural Waterways of Ireland: A Traveller's Guide to Rental Boating

From Limerick to Belleek, the three-hundred-mile long Shannon-Erne Waterway offers independent travelers a remarkable view of the heart of Ireland, its forests and hills, rivers and lakes, its wildlife, its towns, its abbeys and ancient monastic sites, its waterside pubs and inns.

This is lying-back, bird-watching, castle-viewing, photo-taking territory. And this essential guidebook gives you all you need to know to explore Ireland by boat, including:

--planning the trip --choosing the right boat --making a trip budget --where to travel-on water and on shore

The River Shannon and the Erne-combined into the grandest of Europe's natural waterways-can now be explored by boat, comfortable live-aboard cabin cruisers, rented by the week and self-skippered by anyone old enough to drive a car. Experience is not needed-only a desire to enjoy travel in a different and enriching way, at prices cheaper or similar to that of hotel rooms.