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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. 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. The concept is built around four "pillars": Ancient Ireland, Early Christian Ireland, Medieval Ireland and Anglo Ireland.

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

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:

See also

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.

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