Medieval in Ireland

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

The symbolic center of Ireland, this summit also offers panoramic views of the countryside.

An unassuming historical marker for an iron age fort leads you to an oddly adorned cemetery for unbaptized children.

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

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

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

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

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

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

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

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

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

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

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