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

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

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

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

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

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

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

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

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

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

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

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

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

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

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."

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

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.

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

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

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

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

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