Abandoned in Ireland

Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.

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

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

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

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.

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

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