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Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

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

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

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

At the time of its construction, this hydroelectric power plant was the largest in the world.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

The symbolic center of Ireland, this summit also offers panoramic views of the countryside.

The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.

An elaborate Romanesque archway, built right before the British occupation of Ireland.

Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

An ancient ossuary in Rouen.