A provisional booking has been made at Killarney International Youth Hostel for 20 persons for the nights of Friday 4th, Saturday 5th, and Sunday 6th July at a cost of €14.00 pppn (about £9.00). These places are available on a first come first served basis on payment to Bruce Henderson of a deposit of £15.00 (cheques made payable to Blairgowrie & District Hillwalking Club). Bookings for additional spaces will be made if required, and subject to availability of bed spaces in this busy and popular hostel.
Click for further details about Killarney Hostel.

Since most members will be extending their stay in Ireland either before or after (or both) the "club weekend" the Silver Jubilee sub-committee felt that only the hostel and traditional club meal would be booked through the club. All other arrangements, such as travel and alternative accommodation, will be the responsibility of individuals.
Useful web sites for Accommodation and Travel are listed below.

• An Oige (Irish Youth Hostel Association) Tel: 00353 18 304555
• Independent Holiday Hostels of Ireland Tel: 00353 18 364700.
  Worth checking their "Myths" page.
• Hotels & Guesthouses Over 1000 Hotels and Guesthouses throughout Ireland.
• All types of accommodation, transport etc.:
  Irish Directory Of Rooms, Lodging & Accommodation
  Kerry Insight: - a guide to the beautiful Highlands and Lake District of Ireland.

• P&O Irish Sea
  Tel: 0870 24 24 777
  Cost: From £29pp each way - car is free.
  Troon - Larne
  Cairnryan - Larne
  Liverpool - Dublin
• Stena Line
  Tel: 08705 70 70 70
  Cost: From £29pp each way - car is free.
  Stranraer - Belfast
  Holyhead - Dublin & Dun Laoghaire
  Fishguard - Rosslare
• Seacat
  Tel: 08705 523 523
  Cost: From £142 car + 2 people for a four day return.
  Troon - Belfast
  Liverpool - Dublin
• Irish Ferries
  Tel: 08705 17 17 17
  Cost: Not available yet
  Holyhead - Dublin

• Aer Lingus
  Cost: From £19 each way.
  Edinburgh - Dublin
• Ryan Air
  Tel: 0871 246 0006
  Cost: From £10pp each way.
  Edinburgh - Dublin
  London Stanstead - Kerry
• Aer Arann Express
  Tel: 0800 587 23 24
  Cost: From £78 return.
  Edinburgh - Cork
• Easy Jet
  Edinburgh - Belfast

On line quotations and booking for a full range of cars.

• Irish Car Rental
• National Car Rental
  ** ON-LINE QUOTES FROM THIS COMPANY APPEAR TO BE LOWEST - THEY ARE LOWER THAN HERTZ OFFERS FROM RYAN AIR **

• Ordnance Survey Ireland - information about maps and other mapping products. Links to on-line map ordering branch Irish Maps.
  Discovery Series 78 1:50,000 map covers Killarney and Macgillicuddy's Reeks (Na Cruacha Dubha).
• Guide to Ireland's 3000-foot Mountains (The Irish Munro's).
  H. Mullholland. Mullholland-Wirral. ISBN 0-950712-17-5.
• Hillwalkers Kerry (36 walking routes in the Dingle and Iveragh Peninsulas).
  David Herman. Shanksmare Publications, Dublin. ISBN 0-9514547-6-5.

• Tourist information
• Hillwalking in Ireland (by Simon Stewart).
• Irishways a commercial walking and guiding company. But it is a good site for reference, ideas and a few photos.
• The Dingle Way - about the Dingle Way, one of the long distance walks in Kerry.