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.

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

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

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

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

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

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.

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

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

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

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.