Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

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

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

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

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

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

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

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

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

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

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

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

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

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

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

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

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