Some centres were built too close to sites

The Irish Times

With the construction of O'Brien's Tower at the highest point of the world renowned Cliffs of Moher in 1835, Cornelius O'Brien, a Clare MP, unwittingly started the country's fascination with visitor centres. Built as an observation point for "strangers visiting the magnificent scenery of this neighbourhood", the tower is near the proposed site of a new visitor centre at the cliffs, which is refocusing the debate on the merits of such facilities.

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