108 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Ireland - Atlas Obscura

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in Ireland

The Glen

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

54.2498, -8.5604

Dublin, Ireland

The Long Room Library at Trinity College

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

53.3440, -6.2567

The island.

Skellig Michael

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

51.7719, -10.5386

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Newgrange Passage Tomb Entrance

Newgrange

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

53.6917, -6.4500

The vaults

Dublin, Ireland

St. Michan's Mummies

An Irish church where you can shake hands with an 800 year old mummy.

53.3475, -6.2755

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Dunmore Cave

Kilkenny, Ireland

Dunmore Cave

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

52.7339, -7.2467

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Galway, Ireland

Brigit's Celtic Garden

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

53.3853, -9.2125

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The ferryman statue

Wicklow, Ireland

Victor's Way Indian Sculpture Park

An eccentric garden of Indian sculptures in the green of Ireland dedicated to Alan Turing.

53.0850, -6.2184

Added by Annetta Black

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Buckfast

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Buckfast

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

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Blaa Bread

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Blaa Bread

This adaption of French refugee bread is now a protected Irish specialty.

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Bog Butter

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Bog Butter

Unearthed after centuries in peat bogs, these blocks of aged dairy have an incredibly funky flavor.

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Path to Carrive Mass Rock.

The Secret Paths That Led Ireland’s Catholics to Forbidden Mass

Passages to salvation from a time of persecution.

by Anika Burgess

January 10, 2018

Beehive huts on Skellig Michael, looking across to Little Skellig.

The Real-World Architecture of Luke Skywalker's Jedi Hideaway

The huts of Ahch-To exist here on Earth.

by Alex Weinberg

January 02, 2018

Bollards usually stay pretty solidly in the ground.

Who Steals a Bollard?

An Irish pub reports that a woman pulled a steel bollard right out of the ground.

by Sarah Laskow

December 15, 2017

These waves off of Ireland's Clogher Beach are nothing compared to the Night of the Big Wind.

The Long Legacy of Ireland's 'Night of the Big Wind'

Before the Great Famine, the country experienced a storm that left a lasting mark.

by Eric Grundhauser

November 09, 2017

The bog butter bundle, after 18 months.

I Can't Believe It's Butter That Was Buried in a Bog!

Following an ancient Irish practice, one man made his own bog butter.

by Sarah Laskow

A photo tweeted by Indiana State Police Sergeant John Perrine shows the extent of the spill.

Lost: 38,000 Pounds of a Trucker's Marbles

They spilled all over an Indianapolis highway.

by Erik Shilling

January 23, 2017

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