A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

The pirate ship, Barco Pirata, is a 17th-century Spanish galleon replica that takes people out for a dinner cruise. You get a delicious dinner, an open bar, and non-stop entertainment. The tour ...

and one of two surviving 17th-century Jolly Roger flags (that familiar black flag featuring a skull and crossbones). At the center of the museum, travelers can climb aboard a replica pirate ship ...