Places FionaQOTW Wants to Go

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

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

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

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

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

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

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

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

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

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

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

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

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

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

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

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

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

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

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.