COROFIN Tourism and the Traders’ Association has released a brochure about the surrounding district, highlighting historical facts and locations with the aim of keeping tourists in the area for longer.

The brochure features over 40 different attractions stretching from Ruan to Leamaneh Castle, and also includes plenty about the Burren and the best local fishing spots.

Special attention is paid to giving the Irish names for every attraction, with their literal meanings alongside. Most of the tourists that the brochure will cater for are from the UK, the USA, France or Germany.

Niall Minogue, speaking on behalf of Corofin Tourism and the Traders’ Association, said, “We want to keep people in the area for as long as possible. If tourists go into the shop in the morning for a coffee or breakfast, we want them to be able to pick up the brochure and tour around for the day, then come back and eat dinner in the village that evening.”

Niall would like to be able to do away with the idea that there is very little to see in the surrounds apart from the Cliffs of Moher, and hopes that the new brochure will be handheld proof of that fact.

The association is hoping to further develop their brochure into an app that can be downloaded through any play store on a phone, where additional facts and locations might be found.

Only 40 percent of Corofin’s history appears on the brochure at this time, with so much more left to explore.

Niall wished to thank the following who helped the brochure on its way to print: Bert Geoghegan, who drew the map that can be seen as the centrepiece of the brochure; Dick Cronin for the written content and general advice; John Davoren for the artwork on the cover and Kevin Kenny and Fionn Murphy for taking photos of the area.

Niall also commended D2Print, who he complimented on their work ethic and their patience throughout frequent changes to the brochure.

He added, “Like any group, finance is a bit of a problem. The more money we get in, the more we can do to advertise the village.

“A big thanks to Clare County Council and the Festival of Finn Committee for the funds they have allocated and raised to help us in doing so.”

Corofin Tourism has been operating for 53 years in many different forms, finding its genesis in the founding of the Corofin and District Development Association in 1969.