- Five Spanish journalists from major media outlets visited Ireland as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism NI.
- The group toured Dublin sites linked to Jonathan Swift including St Patrick’s Cathedral and Trinity College Dublin.
- In Armagh the journalists viewed Swift’s personal annotated copy of Gulliver’s Travels at Armagh Robinson Library.
- The visit coincides with the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels.
- Articles and a podcast episode from the journalists will reach over 1m people in Spain.
Tourism Ireland has welcomed five leading Spanish journalists who have been visiting literary sites connected to Jonathan Swift. The group, with a combined audience of more than 1m people across Spain, has focused on the author’s connections to Dublin and Armagh as Gulliver’s Travels marks its 300th anniversary.
The journalists completed a walking tour in Dublin that took in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Marsh’s Library, Hoey’s Court, Tailors’ Hall and St Audoen’s Church. They also stopped at the Irish Writers Centre, viewed a marble bust in the Long Room at Trinity College Dublin and visited Dublin City Library & Archive. In Armagh they saw Armagh Robinson Library, which holds Swift’s annotated copy of Gulliver’s Travels, along with St Patrick’s Cathedral and Gosford Forest Park.
Susan Bolger shared “Tourism Ireland was delighted to invite these influential Spanish journalists to come and discover more about Jonathan Swift and his connections to Dublin and Armagh. This year marks the 300th anniversary of his most famous work Gulliver’s Travels, making this a special time for the journalists to visit.”
