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Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

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

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

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

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

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

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

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

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

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

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

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

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

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

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

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

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

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