| dc.description.abstract | This paper owes its origins to the research interests of Paul Gosling, a lecturer in Built Heritage in the College of Tourism and Arts, Galway- Mayo-Institute of Technology (GMIT). Having conducted many fieldtrips through the historic landscapes of Cooley, Co. Louth, he has developed an interest in the topography of Ireland’s most famous literary epic, Táin Bó Cúailnge. Arising from this, he is researching the toponymic aspects of the story (Gosling 2011; 2012a; 2012b). When The Táin March was established in 2011, Paul made contact with the organisers and began working with them on ensuring, as far as possible, the historic accuracy of the route being followed. Aron Donnelly is currently a fourth year student on the BA (Honours) in Heritage Studies programme in GMIT. For his final year research dissertation, he has been evaluating The Táin March as an example of community-based heritage tourism along with researching a wholeway walking route from Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon to Carlingford, Co. Louth (Donnelly 2013) | en |
