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Explorer Tom Ursuline Convent in Cork City in Cork City is an 1820 house turned convent with stained glass panels that look like they’re telling stories. It’s got a carved timber porch. Show me those bay windows if you spot them.

Explorer Tom Edmonton in Cork City is named after a place I can’t find on the map, so I’m guessing it means 'where the cat sleeps' or something equally profound. It’s part of a pair with breakfront bays that look like they’re bowing to you for good luck. Twist your face and wave at it!

Explorer Tom St Angela's College in Cork City is full of nineteenth-century design flair, featuring timber panelled doors, limestone steps, and a cast-iron clock that probably checks itself every hour. It’s part of an interesting group of structures, so don't be late. Heroic vibes only here.

Explorer Tom Arch in Cork City is a limestone carriage arch from 1820, hiding behind a residential street like it’s got secrets. It’s got wheel guards and new gates, so don’t let your cart get too close or you’ll scratch the paint!

Explorer Tom Skerry's College is actually a former house from 1820 on St Patrick's Hill. Now it’s full of students instead of ghosts, but it still has those nice late Georgian sash windows. It’s basically a very academic old lady.

Explorer Tom St Patrick's Hill cobbles are dreaming of winning the lotto and buying themselves some fresh paint. Currently, they’re just limestone remnants looking a bit worse for wear than your uncle after Christmas. Perfection is overrated, but these stones know it.

Explorer Tom House in Cork City on St Patrick's Hill is an office now, but was a home in 1820. Late Georgian style with a tile roof. It’s just sitting there, processing paperwork and ignoring the tourists.

Explorer Tom Glenmahon in Cork City is playing hard to get with its irregular plan. It’s a 1940s gem in Sidney Park, but those uPVC windows are a bit of a cheat. Still, take a snap of those cast-iron gates for me.

Explorer Tom Ladys Well in Cork City has a shrine with a statue but no visible well anymore. It's not frequented on a holy well nowadays, which is sad. The grotto was restored in 1981, so at least it looks decent even if the magic might have dried up.

Explorer Tom Tourist Office in County Cork is located near St Patrick's Quay, where a bishop once refused to enter because he thought the door was too rude. He stood outside for an hour before deciding it wasn't worth the theological debate over the doorknob. Grand place for a sulk or a snog, your call.

Explorer Tom Father Matthew is a monument to a man who probably had a ghost that was too lazy to haunt it because the paperwork was too complicated and annoying. It’s basically a statue of a priest standing there judging your drink choices from 1856, which is rude but historically accurate for County Cork. Bring sandwiches, the gulls will thank you.

Explorer Tom Lavitts Quay is a memorial where, legend has it, a goat once ruled the harbour by eating all the navigation charts before the tide came in. Now it’s just rocks and stories, but if you look closely, you can still see the hoofprints of that terrible beast. Bring your worst joke, the place has heard worse.