Places emmeliamathews Wants to Go

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

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

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

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

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

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

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

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

The oldest public library in Ireland.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

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

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

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

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

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

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

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.