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

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

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

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

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

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

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

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

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

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

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

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

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

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

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

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."

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.