Drogheda, Ireland
St. Oliver Plunkett's Head
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
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Drogheda, Ireland
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
Dublin, Ireland
Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Wicklow, Ireland
An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.
Wicklow, Ireland
On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Kilkenny, Ireland
A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.
Kerry, Ireland
Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.
Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Ballykeelaun, Ireland
At the time of its construction, this hydroelectric power plant was the largest in the world.
Ross, Ireland
This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.
Clare, Ireland
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
Clare, Ireland
This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.
Corofin, Ireland
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
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Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.
Inisheer, Ireland
These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.
Inishmaan, Ireland
Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.
Galway, Ireland
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
Sligo, Ireland
This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.
Cushendun, Northern Ireland
400 million years of erosion shaped these fascinating seaside caves, which made an appearance on 'Game of Thrones.'
Glynn, Northern Ireland
Local legend says there's treasure hidden within its crowded graveyard.
Islandmagee, Northern Ireland
This Bronze Age tomb makes the most unusual front garden fixture.
Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
This massive basalt sea stack stands obtrusively from the rocky coastline.