Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.