Geology in Ireland

A map made up of 32 different materials, representing Ireland's 32 counties.

It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.

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

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.

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

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

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

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

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

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

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.