Spray of water fountain accents silhouetted turrets of Ashford Castle; Cong. Ireland

Kids & dog sit on dock as tour boat returns to Ashford Castle on Lough Corrib at sunset; Cong. Ireland

Detail of stone tomb panel depicting three fish, swordsman and scales; Rock of Cashel. Ireland

Caretaker Colman Finnegan with rake by Kilmacduagh round tower, St Colman monastery site; Gort. Ireland

Woman in red jacket exits Gallarus Oratory, best-preserved early Christian drystone church;Dingle Ireland

Silhouetted man enters Gallarus Oratory, as seen from outside rear window; Dingle Peninsula. Ireland

Foxglove and ferns accent scene @ Ladies' View above the Lakes of Killarney; Iveragh Peninsula. Ireland

Two horses cavort in field above distant town of Killarney; view from Aghadoe. Ireland

Tombstone tells tale of O'Leary clan and spouses at Aghadoe cemetery near Killarney. Ireland

Colorful signs and facades of restaurants and shops line street in center of the town of Kenmare Ireland

Two High Nelly bicycles lean against farmhouse at Muckross Traditional Farms; Killarney. Ireland

Statue of monks in oxhide canoe depicts early Christian history of Iveragh Peninsula;Caherciveen Ireland

'Leprechaun Crossing' sign at Ladies' View overlook on the Ring of Kerry; Iveragh Peninsula. Ireland

Swan drifts in blue waters near Church Island in the middle of Lough Gill; Sligo. Ireland

Early morning rainbow arches over mountains, Ross Island and red motorboats on Lough Leane in Killarney National Park, Ireland.

Pair of Haflinger horses disappear over ridge framed by Shehy Mountain looming behind in Killarney National Park, Ireland.

Early morning rainbow glows behind 15th-century Ross Castle on Lough Leane in Killarney National Park, Ireland.

Honeymooners Celestiel East-Balson & Oliver Balson sit atop rock wall at Slea Head on a summer evening; Dingle Peninsula, Ireland.

Man sits on grassy slope at tip of Dingle Peninsula with the rocky cliffs of Coumeenole Beach behind him; Ireland.

Lone cow meanders amid rows of drystone fences that separate pastures above Dunquin near tip of Dingle Peninsula; Ireland.

Woman cavorts in the chilly North Atlantic surf below rocky cliffs of Coumeenole Beach; Dunmore Head, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland.

Mom & diaper girl wet toes in the chilly North Atlantic surf of Coumeenole Beach with Blasket Islands in distance; Dingle, Ireland.

Colorfully-painted shops and pubs line the steep hill of Upper Main Street; Dingle, Ireland.

Deck hands secure colorful stack of plastic fish crates with rope to load onto fishing boat in harbor; Dingle, Ireland.

Bows of fishing boats reflect in calm harbor waters of Dingle, Ireland.

Fiddler Mike Venner performs during a pub session at Barr Na Sraide in town of Dingle, Ireland.

Two men play ukelele and guitar during a music store performance in town of Dingle, Ireland.

Bandaged fingers tap out rhythm on a small hand drum during a performance in town of Dingle, Ireland.

Colorfully-painted buildings in a row are the local cure for the isolation blues on the Beara Peninsula; Eyeries, Ireland.

Cat and little girl with lollipop walk amid colorfully-painted buildings in the town of Eyeries on the Beara Peninsula, Ireland.

Fisherman in small skiff tends lobster pots in Castletownbere harbor framed by row of fishing boats; Beara Peninsula, Ireland.

Men in yellow slickers process farm-raised salmon dockside at Castletownbere harbor; Beara Peninsula, Ireland.

Three of the standing stones in a 3000-year-old stone circle near Ardgroom once used as a calendar; Beara Peninsula, Ireland.

Distant visitors walk along edge of Cliffs of Moher on a September afternoon; Ireland.

Sun sets behind line of Celtic crosses atop tombstones in cemetery near Kilronan on Inishmore; Aran Islands, Ireland.

Farmer with bicycle herds cattle down road on Inishmaan; Aran Islands, Ireland.

Michael Concannon pauses from digging up potatoes in family vegetable plot by drystone wall; Inishmaan, Aran Islands, Ireland

Lone tree and drystone wall frame distant pastures along Lough Corrib on a summer day near Clonbur; County Galway, Ireland.

Parents and toddler eat dinner at table outside EJ Kings restaurant as child watches from window; Clifden, Connemara, Ireland

Man strings up sign outside pub rooting for local Galway soccer team; Oughterard, Connemara, Ireland.

Mother holds daughter in arm while petting Connemara pony over stone wall; Claddaghduff, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

Tourists near the end of a one-week horse trek on road near town of Roundstone; Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

Portrait of equestrian Willie Leahy in field with hay and horse; Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

Clearing storm clouds turn brilliant orange over Twelve Bens mountain range at sunrise along Bog Road near Clifden; Connemara, Ireland