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

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

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

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

The largest portal tomb in Europe has a capstone weighing around 150 tons.

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

An elaborate Romanesque archway, built right before the British occupation of Ireland.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

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

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large part in Dublin.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

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

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.