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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

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

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

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