Tapping into the history of Ireland’s Ancient East

Having toured the length and breadth of Ireland, Barry Coughlan finds much more to discover in Ireland’s Ancient East.

TIME was when travellers had to call in person to offices of tourism or rely on brochures to find out where and when to go to the various landmarks in any particular area.

Things have changed, of course, and the explosion of online information and heightened interest in areas of Ireland not regarded as high profile has opened up new markets for the tourist and for those involved in the tourism industry.