Places sashacollecutt Wants to Go

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

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

The graffiti that birthed modern algebra.

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

The Dublin sea wall draws walkers, photographers, and fishing enthusiasts.

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.

This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.

Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.

An important landmark in the history of algebraic logic.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large park in Dublin.

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

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

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

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

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

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

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

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

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