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The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

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

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

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

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

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.

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

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

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

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

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

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

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

More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

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

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

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

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