Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

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

A teddy bear sits on a chair watching the sunset from the mountaintop—just as the late Dan Clancy had done since childhood.

An unassuming historical marker for an iron age fort leads you to an oddly adorned cemetery for unbaptized children.

Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.

Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.

A small memorial commemorates a man who died at Kilkee Cliffs.

Curated by a small staff of veterans, the Carlow Military Museum valiantly provides a personal perspective on over 800 years of Irish history.

Built into the wall of this pub is a unique marker detailing the distance to Dublin.

Once an early Christian burial site, it's believed the location was home to around 200 gravestones.

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

At the time of its construction, this hydroelectric power plant was the largest in the world.

Not actually a shop, but one fan's passionate show of support for a rival county's Gaelic football team.

The remains of a concrete ship sit on a sandbank between Ballina Quay and Belleek Woods.

This memorial was created by an Irish nurse who lived in New York City during 9/11.

A monument to a 19th-century Irish woman whose murder inspired several literary works.

The largest stone circle in Ireland.

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

Originally built to monitor fishing, this Victorian tower now educates visitors about the local salmon industry.

An important landmark in the history of algebraic logic.

The remains of a majestic house that was once stood in the crosshairs of the Irish Republican Army.

A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.