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

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

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

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

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

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

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

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

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

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

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

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.