Ireland's Ancient East facts for kids
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, instead it seeks to connect various sights throughout seventeen counties across two provinces.
Bus Éireann promotes various routes that pass through, or near, landmarks on the trail.
The Ancient East is also built around four "pillars": Ancient Ireland, Early Christian Ireland, Medieval Ireland and Anglo Ireland.
Themes
Historic Heartland
The "Historic Heartland" includes a number of sites in counties Offaly, Laois, Kildare, Tipperary, Limerick, Carlow, and Kilkenny, including:
- Clonmacnoise
- Kilkenny Castle
- Leixlip
- Limerick
- Maynooth
- Rock of Cashel
- Tipperary (town)
Land of 5000 Dawns
The "Land of 5000 Daws" 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:
- Blarney Castle
- Cobh
- Enniscorthy
- Glendalough
- Hook Head
- Waterford
- Wexford
