Book of Kells building.  Kells is a nice town too!

For another view of fast driving on Irish roads, check out some of the videos available online of the 1950's-era Dunrod Tourist Trophy race.  At the time, the drivers (Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorne, etc) considered it on par for difficulty with the two better-known open-road races, Targa Florio and Mille Miglia.  Dunrod was discontinued after a single accident at a blind brow killed two drivers and wrote off three cars.

If you're thinking about taking a vacation in Ireland, you should be aware of one important fact:  It rains a lot (so more pub time).  Other than that, I highly recommend it as a destination.  When I was there, I drove the south coast road and used the town of Dingle (south-west tip of the island) as my base.  

Don't forget the road rallies too.  http://www.motorsportireland.com/fixtures.aspx