Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

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

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

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

The largest portal tomb in Europe has a capstone weighing around 150 tons.

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

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

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

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

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

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

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

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

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.