Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

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

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

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".

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

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

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

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

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

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

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

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

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

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

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

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

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

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

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

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

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

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