Places Jfmcl Wants to Go

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

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

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

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

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

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

At this cozy bar tucked down a hidden Galway backroad, Guinness makes the Gaelic come out.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

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

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".

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

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

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

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

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