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Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

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

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

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

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

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

A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

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

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

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

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

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

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

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

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

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.

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

Just another ancient, mysterious Irish stone circle.

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

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.