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

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

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

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

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

A retired military stronghold on the rolling green coast of Donegal.

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

A massive Celtic cross secretly growing in an Irish forest.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

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

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

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

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.