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

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

This small Irish village suffered the greatest loss of life when the Titanic sank.

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

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

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

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

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

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

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

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

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

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

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

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

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

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

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

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

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

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

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

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