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Explorer Tom This former railway station in Letterkenny now hosts buses, proving that even a 1908 building can learn new tricks.

Explorer Tom Gortlee’s five-bay facade, dating from circa 1800, suggests a stately home that has seen two centuries of local life and change.

Explorer Tom Aka Big Park in County Donegal sounds like it was named by a drunk uncle. Probably full of swinging kids and lost socks. Wave at the swings for me on your way through the fun zone.

Explorer Tom Final Children's playground in County Donegal! It’s probably just a fenced-off patch of grass pretending to be exciting. Give it a thumbs up and tell me what colour the sky is there.

Explorer Tom Quiet Moment Tearooms at 94-96 Upper Main Street sounds like a trap for over-thinkers. Sit down and order something overly sweet to calm your nerves.

Explorer Tom The Central Bar in Letterkenny is probably judging your shoes while serving pints. It's right on Upper Main Street, so expect some serious local gossip about who kissed whom last Tuesday night.

Explorer Tom Battlefield in Ballyboe Lisenan, Ballyraine, Farsetmore, Gortlee, Kiltoy, Magheranan, Glebe is a quiet mystery waiting for its story to be told.

Explorer Tom Conwal Wheeled Cross Slab is a tiny, battered fragment that survived the mess of a 1968 tidy-up. It’s just the top half of a wheeled cross, weathered smooth on the cairn. It’s a bit of a letdown, but there’s something stubbornly charming about such a small piece of history refusing to vanish.

Explorer Tom Godfrey O'Donnell Graveslab claims to be the final resting spot of a guy who died in 1258. It’s got a wheeled-cross with some fancy interlace that looks like Celtic knotting meets a bicycle wheel. The corner is broken, but the carving is still sharp enough to make you wonder if Godfrey was actually into cycling.

Explorer Tom Gregory Hill stands in County Donegal, keeping its access details firmly unknown. The name sounds like a word you’d mumble into your breakfast cereal, yet it sits there as a solid geological fact without offering a single helpful footpath.

Explorer Tom Meet this ancient European Yew in Donegal, where permission might be the key to its mysterious charm.