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

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

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

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.

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

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

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

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