Ireland's Ancient East

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Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny
Red pog.svg Signature Discovery Point[clarification needed]

Ireland's Ancient East (Irish: Sean-Oirthear na hÉireann) is a destination marketing brand representing the east coast, and parts of the midlands and south coasts, of Ireland.[1][2] Unlike the Wild Atlantic Way, the region's tourism trail doesn't have a set driving route, and instead seeks to connect various sights throughout seventeen counties in two provinces.[3][4] The concept is built around four "pillars": Ancient Ireland, Early Christian Ireland, Medieval Ireland and Anglo Ireland.[5]

Bus Éireann promotes various routes that pass through, or near, landmarks on the trail.[6]

Themes[]

Historic Heartland[]

The "Historic Heartland" includes a number of sites in counties Offaly, Laois, Kildare, Tipperary, Limerick, Carlow, and Kilkenny, including:

Land of 5000 Dawns[]

The "Land of 5000 Dawns" includes a number of sites in counties Cavan, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, and Westmeath, including:

Celtic Coast[]

The "Celtic Coast" includes parts of counties Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, and Eastern County Cork, including:

References[]

  1. ^ "Uncover Ireland's Ancient East". www.discoverireland.ie. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. ^ "Exploring Ireland's Ancient East". BBC Travel. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ^ "10 things you need to know about Ireland's Ancient East". www.discoverireland.ie. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  4. ^ "Ireland's Ancient East". Ireland.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  5. ^ "'Ireland's Ancient East' launched as follow-up to Wild Atlantic Way". independent.
  6. ^ "Bus Eireann Route Map" (PDF). Bus Eireann. Retrieved April 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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