The source records Loughrea as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

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Why this person is known: Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932)

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Explorer Tom St. Brendans Catholic Cathedral in Loughrea is the big one, and locals swear by touching the third pillar from the left…

Explorer Tom Saint Brendan's Catholic Cathedral in Loughrea is friends with a very serious pigeon who thinks he runs the place. He…

Explorer Tom Loughrea Town Hall looks like a Greek temple that got lost on the way to Athens. A love story exploded next door in…

Explorer Tom This Loughrea Church of Ireland Graveyard plans to retire by simply lying down flat and letting the moss do the…

Explorer Tom Loughrea Library in Loughrea used to be a church, so it still judges you for not praying over your books. The Gothic…

Explorer Tom The Convent of Mercy had a bishop who refused to visit because he was too busy napping. The roofs are steep, but the…

Explorer Tom Allied Irish Bank in Loughrea makes a weird humming sound at night, probably counting its money or dreaming about…

Explorer Tom Loughrea Garda Station has an imaginary twin across the sea that guards a very polite pirate crew. Its sliding sash…

Explorer Tom Switch Island is overgrown and hiding in the NE of Lough Rea. It looks like a nature project gone wrong, or maybe just…

Explorer Tom Convent of Mercy Cemetery in County Galway is secretly proud of that one potato growing out of the wall. It’s the only…

Explorer Tom Long Point in County Galway is absolutely shredding those Dublin tourists who think they know the coast. It’s standing…