These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

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

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

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

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

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

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