GETTING THERE

Check out www.irelandsancienteast.com for maps, guides, ready-made itineraries and ideas for a short break. See Castlecomer Discovery Park, Kilkenny (www.discoverypark.ie), Wells House Co Wexford (www.wellshouse.ie), Dunbrody Famine Ship, New Ross (www.dunbrody.com), National 1798 Rebellion Centre, Enniscorthy (www.1798centre.ie), Wicklow Town Gaol (www.wicklowshistoricgoal.com), Glendalough, Co Wicklow (www.glendalough.ie).