The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

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

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The burial place of 14 of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising.

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large park in Dublin.

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.

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

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

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

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

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

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

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

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

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

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

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

This Copper beech tree nestled on a nature reserve is host to a bevy of autographs from Irish literary icons.

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