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

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

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

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

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

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

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

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

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

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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