Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

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

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

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

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

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

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.