Northern Ireland

The land of St Patrick and the giant Finn McCool is steeped in myths, legends and the rich legacy of Celtic Christianity. It's a country of blue mountains and golden beaches, mazy lakes and windswept moors, thriving cities and ancient fishing villages that lie strung out between the dramatic dunes of the white Atlantic Coast. Bradt's Northern Ireland explores this now-peaceful country in greater depth than any other guide on the market, taking visitors from the mainstream to the quirky, from the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway to the fishermen's haunt of McCuaig's Bar on tiny Rathlin Island.

Richard Human has been travelling to Northern Ireland for many years, and regularly contributes articles and photographs to newspapers and magazines.