The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

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

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

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

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

The oldest public library in Ireland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.