Avough Island

Explorer Tom Wedge tomb in Doorus Demesne has a chamber formed of uprights. It would buy a yacht with a lotto win and park it on the…

Explorer Tom Pollagh Quay in Pollagh (Dunkellin By) is sitting there looking bored. I bet it was built on a terrible bargain where…

Explorer Tom Tarrea Quay in County Galway has strong opinions about the road leading to it, mostly because it's made of stone and…

Explorer Tom Parkmore Quay in Doorus is built from cut limestone that looks like it was polished by hand. The boats are gone now…

Explorer Tom Door us House in Doorus is where Yeats and Lady Gregory first started bickering about building a theatre, which feels…

Explorer Tom Dam in Doorus sounds like a bad pun I heard at a pub, but it’s actually a tidal dam for a mill. The name probably means…

Explorer Tom Traught Beach at Doorus near Kinvara faces west across Galway Bay, with a rural patchwork of small fields and hedges…

Explorer Tom Delamain Lodge gave up its chimney pots for Lent, which is a very specific religious sacrifice indeed. The symmetry is…

Explorer Tom Mill in Kinvarra was designed by a mother-in-law who wanted everything to be perfectly aligned. It’s missing its roof…

Explorer Tom Saint Joseph's Convent in Kinvarra has its chancel facing the street like it’s showing off its best side to every…

Explorer Tom This Castle in Dungory West started when two lads bet each other they could build a tower out of stubbornness and…

Explorer Tom Dunguaire has practised its pose in Galway Bay for centuries. Dunguaire Castle stands on the edge of Galway Bay with…