County Donegal, Ireland
Inishtrahull
Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.
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County Donegal, Ireland
Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.
Lisnagrave, Ireland
The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.
Killeany, Ireland
A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.
Clonmacnoise, Ireland
The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.
Glenreagh, Ireland
It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.
County Donegal, Ireland
This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.
Stradbally West, Ireland
The remains of a majestic house that was once stood in the crosshairs of the Irish Republican Army.
Riverview, Ireland
The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.
Sligo, Ireland
This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.
Inisheer, Ireland
These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.
Louth, Ireland
A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.
Louth, Ireland
A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.
Waterford, Ireland
Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.
Kerry, Ireland
An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.
Snugborough, Ireland
A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.
Kerry, Ireland
An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.
Dublin, Ireland
A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.
Midleton, Ireland
The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.
Wicklow, Ireland
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.
Carlow, Ireland
This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.
Dublin, Ireland
A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.
Oughterard, Ireland
Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.
Ireland
Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.
Birr, Ireland
This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.