13 Haunting Places in Ireland to Visit in This Lifetime

Everyone knows about the megalithic burial complex at Newgrange, but the hilltop passage tombs at nearby Loughcrew are just as awe inspiring and more beautifully situated. The Irish name is Sliabh na Caillighe, "hill of the witch," and if you climb up here on a gloomy day you can almost believe the legend that these peaks were formed by a giant beldam dropping stones from her pocket as she leapt across County Meath.