A new guide, Ireland’s Christian Heritage which has been produced by Fáilte Ireland in conjunction with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board is an inv
aluable source of information to Ireland’s wealth of monastic sites, High Crosses and Early Christian artefacts. There is also a useful section on Irish Saints and Missionaries and Patrician Sites throughout the island. After St. Patrick helped convert Ireland to Christianity in the fifth century, monasteries were founded throughout the land. Examples of this Golden Age of the ‘Island of Saints and Scholars’ can still be seen throughout Ireland.
The new guide is distributed overseas by Tourism Ireland and is available in Ireland from Tourist Information Offices. Text is in English and also the main European languages - Italian, French and German. According to recent research carried out by Fáilte Ireland, in 2004, 2.3m visitors participated in historical and cultural activities whilst in Ireland and have been identified as the main target segment by Tourism Ireland in their current marketing campaign - Your Very Own Ireland. An important sub-segment of that group are those interested in visiting Ireland for our wealth of Early Christian heritage.
Glasnevin Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first of its kind. The cemetery embodies the history of Ireland through its story and the famous men and women buried here. From the opening of its gates in 1832 right through to its most recent event — the State funerals of Kevin Barry and his comrades on October 2001, Glasnevin Cemetery has acted as Ireland’s National Cemetery and is the final resting place of those who have helped shape modern Ireland. Glasnevin is just one of the 'religious sites" included here
PHOTOGRAPHS OF GLASNEVIN CEMETERY
ST. PATRICK - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW