Ards, Northern Ireland
Saint Cooey's Well
Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.
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Ards, Northern Ireland
Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.
Galway, Ireland
A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.
Cork, Ireland
A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.
Castlewellan, Northern Ireland
A peace symbol in Northern Ireland is among the world's largest hedge mazes.
Galway, Ireland
The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.
Galway, Ireland
This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.
Athenry, Ireland
Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.
Kilkenny, Ireland
A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.
Offaly, Ireland
The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.
Laois, Ireland
A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.
Drogheda, Ireland
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
Meath, Ireland
An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
Wicklow, Ireland
Ireland's only German military cemetery holds the remains of a spy who was moved there under the cover of darkness.
Dublin, Ireland
Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
Dublin, Ireland
A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.
Dublin, Ireland
Some of the saint's blood and bones are said to reside in Dublin.
Louth, Ireland
A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.
Dublin, Ireland
A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.
County Donegal, Ireland
You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.