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

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

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

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

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

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

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

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

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

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

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

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.