This Italian-style temple replica has been threatening to fall off the Irish coast for hundreds of years.

Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.

The remains of a concrete ship sit on a sandbank between Ballina Quay and Belleek Woods.

When the tide is high, you can see the Atlantic pushing up through a deep, jagged hole in the rock.

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.

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

This Copper beech tree nestled on a nature reserve is host to a bevy of autographs from Irish literary icons.

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

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

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

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

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

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

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

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

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

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

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

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

One of the oldest Augustinian houses, this church is reminiscent of the rich history of England.

The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.

The church and nearby castle are all that remains of a medieval village, mysteriously abandoned.