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Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.

The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

Modern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectly.

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

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

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.

A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.

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

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

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

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

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

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

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

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

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."