A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

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

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

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

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

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

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

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

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

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

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

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

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

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

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

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

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

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 pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.