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clothes—quilted jackets, raincoats, footwear, blazers, and accessories.
There's also a new tearoom. Open Monday to Saturday 9:30am to
5:30pm, Sunday 2 to 6pm. The Old Schoolhouse, Newtownmountkennedy,
County Wicklow. & 01/281-9404.
The Woolen Mills Glendalough This long-established crafts
shop in a converted farmhouse offers handcrafts from all over Ireland,
such as Bantry Pottery and Penrose Glass from Waterford. Books,
jewelry, and a large selection of hand-knits from the area are also sold.
Open daily 9:30am to 6:30pm. Laragh, County Wicklow. & 0404/45156.
WHERE TO STAY
EXPENSIVE
Rathsallagh House Hotel & Golf Club It's only an hour's
drive from Dublin, but any trace of city tension or travel fatigue
evaporates as soon as you cross the threshold of Rathsallagh House.
A recent recipient of the American Express Best-Loved Hotels of the
World award, this country-house hotel has a particularly warm, wel-
coming, unpretentious feel to it; it's a splendid place to relax and
recharge. Converted from Queen Anne stables in 1798, the ram-
bling, ivy-covered country house sits amid 212 hectares (530 acres)
of parkland with its own walled garden and is surrounded by Rath-
sallagh Golf Course. Rooms are priced according to size, starting
with standard rooms, which are rather cramped. A superior room
costs
40 ($48) more but offers considerably more space. Most
rooms have a sitting area, a huge walk-in closet, and window seats,
and some have Jacuzzis. There are good reading lamps over the beds
and antique furnishings throughout the hotel. Note that Rathsal-
lagh does not cater to children under 12.
Dunlavin, County Wicklow. & 800/323-5463 in the U.S. or 045/403112. Fax 045/
403343. www.rathsallaghhousehotel.com. 29 units.
250 ($301) double. Rates
include full breakfast. Fixed 5-course dinner
60
($60-$75). AE, DC, MC, V. Closed Dec 23-31. No children under 12 accepted.
Amenities: Restaurant (modern Continental); lounge/bar; small indoor pool; 18-
hole championship golf course; tennis court; sauna; archery; billiards; croquet;
steam room. In room:TV, tea/coffeemaker, hair dryer.
60 ($75). Greens fees:
50-
Tinakilly Country House & Restaurant Tinakilly is one
of Ireland's most relaxing, sought-after small hotels—the kind of
place the Irish come to celebrate an anniversary or special event, and
the kind of place that remains in your memory long after you've
departed. Everything conspires to spoil you: luxurious accommoda-
tions, attentive service, and an award-winning restaurant. Dating
from the 1870s, this was the home of Capt. Robert Charles Halpin,
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