Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.

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

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

A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.

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

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

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

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

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

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

Petrified footprints of one of the very first vertebrates to walk on land.

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

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

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

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

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

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

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

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