New engaging interpretation panels featuring local stories are being installed at 39 Discovery Points in Donegal along the Wild Atlantic Way.
The panels will bring to life the history of the areas along the world-famous route and give details of notable events which occurred at the landmarks. They also feature interesting information about the geography of areas and local wildlife.
Tourist hotspots including Malin Head, Horn Head, Sliabh Liag, Dunree Head and Ballymastocker Strand, along others, will have these bilingual panels.
The stories were identified as a direct result of local consultation and engagement with local historians, heritage officers and other local experts.
Welcoming the development, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan said:
“The Wild Atlantic Way is an evolving attraction and will continue to develop additional layers of experience over the coming years. Already, the route is proving very popular and I am confident that our ongoing investment in the initiative will enable it to generate additional jobs and revenue for communities all along the western seaboard.”
Our Head of the Wild Atlantic Way, Fiona Monaghan explained the thinking behind the new panels:
“The rationale for the panels is to provide visitors with local stories which will add layers to the Wild Atlantic Way experience and bring each of our existing discovery points to life for tourists. A key part of this phase of our development of the Wild Atlantic Way project has been a close and productive partnership with local experts and historians as well as with the individual local authorities along the route.”
Image from Failte Ireland panel on Murvagh Beach
Last year, we developed Photo Points at each of the Wild Atlantic Way Discovery Points and Embarkation Points along the route. The Photo Points were designed to literally ‘frame’ photographs taken by visitors at the beauty spots and scenic views along the route. The new interpretation panels are being installed next to each Photo Points and are intended to tell visitors a little of the history and heritage of the area. Each panel also includes historic or scenic images, a small motivational map and identifies some other local points of interest – with a call to ‘Discover more’.
“The new interpretation panels are being installed next to each Photo Points and are intended to tell visitors a little of the history and heritage of the area. Each panel also includes historic or scenic images, a small motivational map and identifies some other local points of interest – with a call to ‘Discover more’.
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