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

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

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

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

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

Petrified footprints of one of the very first vertebrates to walk on land.

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

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

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

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

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

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."

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

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

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

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.