A–Z Index.

The back-of-book index. Every place, subject and recurring motif in the Notebook, alphabetically, with the entries that mention them.

A

23 entries

Achill
Subject
- Keem Bay, at the end of the Achill roadJun 2026
Achill Island
Co. Mayo
- Keem Bay, at the end of the Achill roadJun 2026
- Achill Island after the bridgeJun 2025
Adare
Co. Limerick
- Adare Manor, the hour before dinnerJul 2026
- Adare Manor after the leaves turnFeb 2026
After Rain
Subject
- Connemara when the cloud liftsJun 2026
After-rain
Subject
- Donegal when the light breaksMay 2026
- The Burren on a grey afternoonMay 2026
Afternoon
Subject
- Guinness in Dingle, at Dick Mack'sAug 2026
Afternoon Tea
Subject
- The Merrion on a quiet TuesdayMar 2026
- The Merchant in the Cathedral QuarterNov 2025
All-inclusive
Subject
- Ballyfin, the third eveningDec 2025
Ancient
Subject
- Dún Aonghasa at first light, before the boatsJun 2026
Antrim
County
- Ballygally Castle with the sea in the windowNov 2025
- The Dark Hedges with no one elseSep 2024
Antrim
Subject
- The Bushmills Inn after darkNov 2025
- Ballygally Castle with the sea in the windowNov 2025
- The Causeway coast in late lightSep 2025
- The Dark Hedges with no one elseSep 2024
April
Subject
- Early April on the Causeway coastMay 2024
- Easter week in GalwayMay 2024
Aran
Subject
- The Aran Islands on a bicycleOct 2024
Aran Islands
Co. Galway
- Dún Aonghasa at first light, before the boatsJun 2026
- The Aran Islands on a bicycleOct 2024
Aran Islands
Subject
- Dún Aonghasa at first light, before the boatsJun 2026
Architecture
Subject
- The Titanic Quarter at blue hourDec 2024
- Georgian doors on Merrion SquareOct 2024
Ardmore
Co. Waterford
- Aimsir, the drive outJan 2025
Ashford Castle
Co. Mayo
- Ashford Castle, when the lake goes stillJun 2026
Atlantic
Subject
- Guinness in Dingle, at Dick Mack'sAug 2026
- Guinness in Galway, before the matchJul 2026
- Dún Aonghasa at first light, before the boatsJun 2026
- Hook Head, the oldest light in the world, in a winter stormJun 2026
- Fanad Head, the last lighthouse before the open seaJun 2026
- Inchydoney, learning to surf in west CorkJun 2026
- Lahinch, the wave that taught Ireland to surfJun 2026
- Strandhill, surfing under KnocknareaJun 2026
- + 10 more
Atlantic Drive
Subject
- Achill Island after the bridgeJun 2025
Atmosphere
Subject
- Guinness in Dublin, after rainJun 2026
- Pubs at dusk in the westMar 2026
August
Subject
- August in DonegalAug 2024
Autumn
Subject
- Cashel Palace, the garden suite in OctoberJul 2026
- Glenveagh and the red deer at first lightJun 2026
- Rock of Cashel out of seasonMay 2026
- The Mournes when the bracken turnsMay 2026
- Adare Manor after the leaves turnFeb 2026
- Sheen Falls when the river risesJan 2026
- September in KinsaleAug 2024
- Early October in the BurrenJul 2024
- + 2 more

B

19 entries

Back Roads
Subject
- The back roads of West CorkJun 2025
Ballyfin
Subject
- The folded blanket at BallyfinJun 2026
Ballymaloe
Co. Cork
- The long lunch at BallymaloeApr 2026
Ballynahinch
Co. Galway
- Rooms where the windows stay open to the seaMay 2026
Basement
Subject
- Mr Fox on Parnell SquareApr 2025
Beach
Subject
- Achill Island after the bridgeJun 2025
Beaches
Subject
Beara
Subject
- The Beara peninsula when everyone else is on the RingAug 2025
before dinner
Recurring motif
- Adare Manor, the hour before dinnerJul 2026
Belfast
Co. Antrim
Belfast
Subject
Belonging
Subject
- The Difference Between Hospitality And ServiceJul 2026
- The Irish house is the centre of everythingJul 2026
Bistro
Subject
- Pichet on a rainy TuesdayMar 2025
Boyne Valley
Co. Meath
- Newgrange on a clear morningMay 2026
Boyne Valley
Subject
- Newgrange on a clear morningMay 2026
Breakfast
Subject
- Hotel breakfasts that are worth the roomApr 2026
- Cashel Palace, the first morningFeb 2026
Burren
Co. Clare
Burren
Subject
Bushmills
Co. Antrim
- The Bushmills Inn after darkNov 2025

C

30 entries

D

19 entries

E

7 entries

East Coast
Subject
- Brittas Bay, the hour before the cars come backJun 2026
East Cork
Subject
- Sage in MidletonFeb 2025
Easter
Subject
- Easter week in GalwayMay 2024
Equinox
Subject
- Loughcrew on the equinox morningJun 2026
Estate
Subject
- Mount Juliet for a long weekendFeb 2026
- Carton House for two quiet nightsDec 2025
Evening
Subject
Expat Perspective
Subject

F

10 entries

Family
Subject
- Inchydoney, learning to surf in west CorkJun 2026
- Christmas week in an Irish country houseJul 2024
Family-run
Subject
- Markree Castle in SligoSep 2025
- Ballyseede in TraleeSep 2025
Fanad
Subject
- Fanad Head, the last lighthouse before the open seaJun 2026
February
Subject
- February in West CorkJun 2024
Ferry
Subject
- Inishbofin, the afternoon ferry out of ClegganJun 2026
Fires
Subject
- Kilkea with the fires litDec 2025
First Trip
Subject
- What I tell every American friend before their first tripSep 2026
Flora
Subject
- The Burren flora in MayNov 2024
Foodie
Subject
- The long lunch at BallymaloeApr 2026
- September in KinsaleAug 2024
Forty Foot
Co. Dublin
- The Forty Foot, at the hour the city forgetsJun 2026

G

14 entries

Galway
County
Galway
Subject
Galway Bay
Subject
- Linnane's Lobster Bar, the pier-end oysters in New QuayJun 2026
Gardens
Subject
Georgian
Subject
- Georgian doors on Merrion SquareOct 2024
Glendalough
Co. Wicklow
Glendalough
Subject
- The Wicklow Military RoadJul 2025
Glenveagh
Co. Donegal
- Glenveagh and the red deer at first lightJun 2026
Glenveagh
Subject
- Glenveagh and the red deer at first lightJun 2026
Golf
Subject
Golf Resort
Subject
- The K Club after the rainFeb 2026
Grand Hotel
Subject
Grey Light
Subject
- The Burren on a grey afternoonAug 2025
Guinness
Subject
- The biggest mistake Americans make in Irish pubsOct 2026

H

15 entries

Hairpin
Subject
- The Vee Pass in TipperaryMay 2025
- The Healy Pass from AdrigoleMay 2025
Harbour
Subject
- Kinsale on a low-tide eveningMay 2026
- Kinsale harbour before the boats leaveDec 2024
Hard to Book
Subject
- Liath at Blackrock MarketApr 2025
Headland
Subject
- Inishowen and the northern headlandsJul 2025
Heather
Subject
- A July afternoon in ConnemaraAug 2024
Heritage
Subject
History
Subject
- Newgrange on a clear morningMay 2026
Honeymoon
Subject
Hook Head
Co. Wexford
- Hook Head, the oldest light in the world, in a winter stormJun 2026
Hook Head
Subject
- Hook Head, the oldest light in the world, in a winter stormJun 2026
Hospitality
Subject
- The Irish house is the centre of everythingJul 2026
Hotels
Subject
How To Think About Ireland
Subject
Howth
Co. Dublin
- An evening walk on Howth HeadMay 2026
- Howth cliffs on a bright SundaySep 2024
Howth
Subject
- An evening walk on Howth HeadMay 2026

I

11 entries

J

3 entries

January
Subject
- New Year's Day on the coastJun 2024
- January in an empty castle hotelJun 2024
July
Subject
- A July afternoon in ConnemaraAug 2024
June
Subject
- June light in the westAug 2024

K

14 entries

Kappo
Subject
- Ichigo Ichie Cork, the counterJan 2025
Kayak
Subject
- Lough Hyne when the tide reversesJun 2026
Kelly Oysters
Subject
- Linnane's Lobster Bar, the pier-end oysters in New QuayJun 2026
Kenmare
Co. Kerry
- Sheen Falls when the river risesJan 2026
Kerry
County
- The Beara peninsula when everyone else is on the RingAug 2025
- The Gap of Dunloe on footJul 2025
Kerry
Subject
Kildare
County
- Kilkea with the fires litDec 2025
Kildare
Subject
Kilkenny
County
- Guinness in Kilkenny, by the NoreAug 2026
- Kilkenny Castle on a quiet ThursdayDec 2024
Kilkenny
Subject
Killarney
Co. Kerry
- The Europe Hotel, the third morningDec 2025
- Late October in KerryJul 2024
Killarney
Subject
- The Gap of Dunloe on footJul 2025
Kinsale
Co. Cork
Kinsale
Subject
- September in KinsaleAug 2024

L

23 entries

Lahinch
Co. Clare
- Lahinch, the wave that taught Ireland to surfJun 2026
- Lahinch on a still morningMay 2026
Lake Drive
Subject
- The Headford road into ConnemaraJun 2025
Lake Light
Subject
- Ashford Castle, when the lake goes stillJun 2026
Lakeside
Subject
- Dromoland in FebruaryJan 2026
- Lough Eske on a long eveningDec 2025
- The Europe Hotel, the third morningDec 2025
Laois
Subject
- Ballyfin, the third eveningDec 2025
Late Light
Subject
- The Causeway coast in late lightSep 2025
- The Cliffs of Moher at five thirtyOct 2024
Library
Subject
- An afternoon in Marsh's LibraryDec 2024
- The Long Room at TrinityOct 2024
Liffey
Subject
- The K Club after the rainFeb 2026
Light
Subject
- The Sky Road out of ClifdenMay 2026
Lighthouse
Subject
- Hook Head, the oldest light in the world, in a winter stormJun 2026
- Fanad Head, the last lighthouse before the open seaJun 2026
- Sheep's Head, driven slowlyAug 2025
- Mizen Head on a clear afternoonJul 2025
Limerick
Subject
- Adare Manor, the hour before dinnerJul 2026
- Adare Manor after the leaves turnFeb 2026
Limestone
Subject
- The Burren on a grey afternoonAug 2025
Links
Subject
- Doonbeg, the morning roomOct 2025
- Portmarnock by the seaOct 2025
Local
Subject
- Sage in MidletonFeb 2025
Long Days
Subject
- May on the Wild Atlantic WaySep 2024
- June light in the westAug 2024
Long Evenings
Subject
- March light in the BurrenJun 2024
Long Lunch
Subject
- The long lunch at BallymaloeApr 2026
- Patrick Guilbaud, still the roomMar 2025
Lough
Subject
- Lough Hyne when the tide reversesJun 2026
Lough Tay
Subject
- Lough Tay from the Sally Gap, in the wrong weatherJun 2026
Loughcrew
Subject
- Loughcrew on the equinox morningJun 2026
Louth
Subject
- PJ O'Hare's, the Carlingford Lough half dozenJun 2026
- The Cooley peninsula out from DublinJul 2025
Lunch
Subject
- Glas on Chatham StreetApr 2025
- Pichet on a rainy TuesdayMar 2025
- The Greenhouse, the old roomMar 2025
- The Cork English Market for lunchJan 2025
Luxury
Subject
- The Irish luxury Americans don't noticeJun 2026

M

21 entries

Manor
Subject
- Adare Manor after the leaves turnFeb 2026
March
Subject
- March light in the BurrenJun 2024
Market
Subject
- The Cork English Market for lunchJan 2025
May
Subject
- May on the Wild Atlantic WaySep 2024
Mayo
Subject
- Keem Bay, at the end of the Achill roadJun 2026
- Ashford Castle, when the lake goes stillJun 2026
- Achill Island after the bridgeJun 2025
Meals
Subject
- Moran's Oyster Cottage: the best oysters near GalwayJun 2026
- Linnane's Lobster Bar, the pier-end oysters in New QuayJun 2026
- PJ O'Hare's, the Carlingford Lough half dozenJun 2026
- The long lunch at BallymaloeApr 2026
- Hotel breakfasts that are worth the roomApr 2026
- Aniar in Galway, the tasting menuMay 2025
- Chapter One, the room that keeps getting betterApr 2025
- Liath at Blackrock MarketApr 2025
- + 14 more
Meath
County
- Loughcrew on the equinox morningJun 2026
Meath
Subject
- Loughcrew on the equinox morningJun 2026
- Newgrange on a clear morningMay 2026
Michelin
Subject
- Aniar in Galway, the tasting menuMay 2025
- Chapter One, the room that keeps getting betterApr 2025
- Liath at Blackrock MarketApr 2025
- Ichigo Ichie Cork, the counterJan 2025
Mizen
Subject
- Barleycove, the empty beach at the end of west CorkJun 2026
Modern
Subject
- Grand Central Belfast as a baseNov 2025
- Variety Jones on Thomas StreetApr 2025
- Mr Fox on Parnell SquareApr 2025
Monastic
Subject
- Glendalough at first lightMay 2026
Morning
Subject
- The Forty Foot, at the hour the city forgetsJun 2026
- Brittas Bay, the hour before the cars come backJun 2026
- Newgrange on a clear morningMay 2026
- Trinity College, just after dawnJan 2025
- Kinsale harbour before the boats leaveDec 2024
- The Dark Hedges with no one elseSep 2024
Morning Light
Subject
- Lahinch on a still morningMay 2026
- Glendalough at first lightMay 2026
- The road to Slea Head, just after rainApr 2026
Mount Stewart
Subject
- Mount Stewart, the walled garden in early summerJun 2026
Mountain
Subject
- The Cooley peninsula out from DublinJul 2025
Mountain Drive
Subject
- The Mournes when the bracken turnsMay 2026
- The Wicklow Military RoadJul 2025
- The Vee Pass in TipperaryMay 2025
- The Healy Pass from AdrigoleMay 2025
Mountains
Subject
- Lough Tay from the Sally Gap, in the wrong weatherJun 2026
- The Vee Pass in TipperaryMay 2026
Mourne
Subject
- PJ O'Hare's, the Carlingford Lough half dozenJun 2026
Mournes
Co. Down
- The Mournes when the bracken turnsMay 2026
Mournes
Subject
- The Mournes from NewcastleMay 2026
- The Mournes when the bracken turnsMay 2026

N

10 entries

National Park
Subject
- Glenveagh and the red deer at first lightJun 2026
Near Airport
Subject
- Portmarnock by the seaOct 2025
- Clontarf Castle for one Dublin nightOct 2025
Near Dublin
Subject
Neighbourhood
Subject
- Bastible in PortobelloMar 2025
Neolithic
Subject
- Loughcrew on the equinox morningJun 2026
No Car
Subject
- Howth cliffs on a bright SundaySep 2024
Norman
Subject
- Waterford Castle on its own islandOct 2025
Northern Ireland
Subject
Northside
Subject
- Mr Fox on Parnell SquareApr 2025
November
Subject
- November in DublinJul 2024

O

2 entries

P

7 entries

Q

2 entries

R

7 entries

Rain
Subject
- Stephen's Green after the showerJun 2026
- Guinness in Dublin, after rainJun 2026
Rainy Day
Subject
Restored
Subject
- Cashel Palace, the first morningFeb 2026
Ring of Kerry
Co. Kerry
- The Ring of Kerry, the wrong directionSep 2025
River
Subject
- Guinness in Kilkenny, by the NoreAug 2026
Riverside
Subject
Roads
Subject

S

32 entries

Sally Gap
Co. Wicklow
- Lough Tay from the Sally Gap, in the wrong weatherJun 2026
Sally Gap
Subject
- Lough Tay from the Sally Gap, in the wrong weatherJun 2026
Saturday
Subject
- Guinness in Galway, before the matchJul 2026
Sauna
Subject
- Strandhill, surfing under KnocknareaJun 2026
Seafood
Subject
- Moran's Oyster Cottage: the best oysters near GalwayJun 2026
Seasonal Notes
Subject
- Glendalough on a Tuesday in FebruaryJul 2026
- Slea Head in June, when the light refuses to goJun 2026
- Donegal when the light breaksMay 2026
- Rock of Cashel out of seasonMay 2026
- October in West CorkMar 2026
- May on the Wild Atlantic WaySep 2024
- June light in the westAug 2024
- A July afternoon in ConnemaraAug 2024
- + 13 more
September
Subject
- September in KinsaleAug 2024
Set Menu
Subject
- Bastible in PortobelloMar 2025
Skelligs
Co. Kerry
- Skellig Michael when the boat runsOct 2024
Skibbereen
Subject
- Lough Hyne when the tide reversesJun 2026
Slea Head
Subject
- Coumeenoole, the small wild beach below Slea HeadJun 2026
Sligo
County
- Markree Castle in SligoSep 2025
Sligo
Subject
- Strandhill, surfing under KnocknareaJun 2026
- Markree Castle in SligoSep 2025
Slow
Subject
- Guinness in Kilkenny, by the NoreAug 2026
- Cashel Palace, the garden suite in OctoberJul 2026
- Adare Manor, the hour before dinnerJul 2026
- Glendalough on a Tuesday in FebruaryJul 2026
- Sheen Falls, the second nightJun 2026
- The folded blanket at BallyfinJun 2026
- Stephen's Green after the showerJun 2026
- Guinness in Dublin, after rainJun 2026
- + 17 more
Slow Travel
Subject
- The biggest mistake Americans make in Irish pubsOct 2026
- The Irish weather is not the problemJun 2026
- Why nobody is in a hurryJun 2026
- The best day of your trip will not be on the itineraryJun 2026
- The Irish luxury Americans don't noticeJun 2026
- The Irish hotel test we use before bookingMay 2026
- What Americans get wrong about Irish peopleApr 2026
- Why we never stay one night anywhere in IrelandApr 2026
Small Plates
Subject
- Forest & Marcy on a WednesdayFeb 2025
- Pilgrim's in RosscarberyFeb 2025
Small Rooms
Subject
- Guinness in Cork, at the Hi-BAug 2026
Snug
Subject
- Guinness in Belfast, at the CrownAug 2026
- The Stag's Head after sixNov 2024
South-west
Subject
- Mizen Head on a clear afternoonJul 2025
Spa
Subject
- Powerscourt, from the upper terraceJan 2026
- The Europe Hotel, the third morningDec 2025
Special Occasion
Subject
- Chapter One, the room that keeps getting betterApr 2025
Spring
Subject
- Stephen's Green after the showerJun 2026
- The Burren flora in MayNov 2024
- May on the Wild Atlantic WaySep 2024
- March light in the BurrenJun 2024
- Early April on the Causeway coastMay 2024
St Stephen's Green
Co. Dublin
- Stephen's Green after the showerJun 2026
Stephen's Green
Subject
- The Shelbourne, properlyJan 2026
- The Greenhouse, the old roomMar 2025
Storms
Subject
- February in West CorkJun 2024
Strandhill
Co. Sligo
- Strandhill, surfing under KnocknareaJun 2026
Strangford
Subject
- Mount Stewart, the walled garden in early summerJun 2026
Summer
Subject
- Slea Head in June, when the light refuses to goJun 2026
- Lough Eske on a long eveningDec 2025
- Kinsale harbour before the boats leaveDec 2024
- June light in the westAug 2024
- A July afternoon in ConnemaraAug 2024
- August in DonegalAug 2024
Sunday Lunch
Subject
- Bastible in PortobelloMar 2025
Surf
Subject
- Inchydoney, learning to surf in west CorkJun 2026
- Lahinch, the wave that taught Ireland to surfJun 2026
- Strandhill, surfing under KnocknareaJun 2026
Sustainable
Subject
- Sage in MidletonFeb 2025
Swim
Subject
- The Forty Foot, at the hour the city forgetsJun 2026
- Dogs Bay, where the sand is made of shellsJun 2026

T

13 entries

Tasting Menu
Subject
Terroir
Subject
- Aniar in Galway, the tasting menuMay 2025
Tipperary
County
- The Vee Pass in TipperaryMay 2025
Tipperary
Subject
Trad
Subject
- Music in Doolin on a TuesdayNov 2024
Tradition
Subject
- New Year's Day on the coastJun 2024
Train
Subject
- The Enterprise from Belfast to Dublin, at duskJun 2026
Tralee
Subject
- Ballyseede in TraleeSep 2025
Transition
Subject
- The Headford road into ConnemaraMay 2026
Trees
Subject
- The Dark Hedges with no one elseSep 2024
Trinity
Subject
- Trinity College, just after dawnJan 2025
- The Long Room at TrinityOct 2024
Twelve-mile
Subject
- Sage in MidletonFeb 2025
Two-star
Subject
- Patrick Guilbaud, still the roomMar 2025
- Aimsir, the drive outJan 2025

U

1 entry

UNESCO
Subject
- Skellig Michael when the boat runsOct 2024

V

4 entries

Vegetarian
Subject
- Glas on Chatham StreetApr 2025
Victorian
Subject
- Guinness in Belfast, at the CrownAug 2026
- The Stag's Head after sixNov 2024
View
Subject
- Grand Central Belfast as a baseNov 2025
- Wildes at the Lodge in DoolinFeb 2025
Village
Subject
- Pilgrim's in RosscarberyFeb 2025

W

19 entries

Y

1 entry

Yeats
Subject
- Markree Castle in SligoSep 2025

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