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Minister launches St Patrick's Trail
The St Patrick's Trail, a new 62-mile (100km) driving route incorporating a series of heritage sites across Northern Ireland, has been unveiled by tourism minister, Arlene Foster.
Stretching between Armagh and Bangor, the route incorporates a number of visitor attractions linked to St Patrick and the country's Christian heritage, including Armagh County Museum, St Patrick's grave at Down Cathedral, and Bagenals Castle. The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) identified the scheme as one of the five main initiatives that it believes will help promote the country's tourism growth and increase visitor numbers to the province.
Foster said: "Northern Ireland has unique and long-established links with St Patrick. It was in Armagh where he began his mission and founded his first church, establishing the city as a spiritual centre. The saint later died in Northern Ireland and was laid to rest in Downpatrick. "Our links to St Patrick and Christian heritage offer significant tourism potential, and the trail is an excellent way of telling the story of St Patrick's journey."
NITB chair Howard Hastings added: "St Patrick's Trail will spread the tourism benefits of our unique heritage, ensuring that many towns and visitor attractions gain from the increasing number of tourists who visit our shores."
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