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The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

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

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

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

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

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

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

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

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

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.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

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.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

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