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

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

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.

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

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

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

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

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

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

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.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

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

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

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

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