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Engaging With The Local: Shift In Visitor Profile At [World] Heritage Sites, Catherine Gorman
Engaging With The Local: Shift In Visitor Profile At [World] Heritage Sites, Catherine Gorman
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Engaging with the local: a shift in visitor profile at Heritage Sites
The island of Ireland has three World Heritage Sites (WHS). Two of these sites are located in the Republic of Ireland and are operated by the Office of Public Works (OPW): Skellig Micheal (inscribed 1996), and Bru Na Boinne, the Bend in the Boyne complex of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth and wider area (inscribed 1993). In 2018, Skellig Michael attracted 16,792, and the Bru Na Boinne, 321,193. Both sites have been under pressure from visitor numbers over the last number of years with Skellig Micheal, exceeding the annual …