Ireland: Did you mean...?

Three gold torcs, found at Tipper South, Co. Kildare, Ireland, 1200-1000 BCE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.

Saddle-shaped quern (grindstone) and its rubber, found at Rathgall Hillfort, Rath East, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, 900-500 BCE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.

Mould for palstave, a form of early Bronze Age axes, found near Dromore, Co. Down, Ireland, 1500-1000 BCE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.

Bones decorated with carvings from Loughcrew, Co. Meath, Ireland, 2nd century BCE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.

Decorated stone from Kilwarden, Co. Kildare, Ireland, 2500-1700 BCE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.

Map of Ireland around 950 CE, showing both the local Irish kingdoms and the Viking territories. Map credited to www.irelandhistory.com

The Cliffs of Moher are on the west coast of Ireland and reach 214m (702 feet) at their highest point. On a clear day one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, the Twelve Pins, the Maum Turk mountains in Connemara, and the Dingle Peninsula...

A view of the RMS Empress of Ireland at sea which sank after a collision in May 1914. (Library and Archives Canada, PA-116389)

Doolin Pier, Village of Doolin, County Clare, Ireland. From this point, ships would depart for the Aran Islands. A number of famous writers frequented Doolin and, among them, the great Irish writer John Millington Synge (best known for Playboy...

Colorized image of the RMS Empress of Ireland. Original photo taken sometime between 1906 and 1914 when the ship sank in under fourteen minutes on the St. Lawrence River.