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Explorer Tom Habitation site in Brownsbarn in County Dublin was mistaken for a cooking site but turned out to be a house. A bone comb was found, so someone had style back then. It’s all buried under modern development now.
Brown's BarnCoaching inn, restaurant · 1354 ydExplorer Tom Brown's Barn is a former coaching inn now serving pints with style. It’s got segmental-arched doors and oculi in the gables, looking fancy but tired. Wave to the limestone walls and tell them Tom says hi!
EmbankmentHouse · 1382 ydExplorer Tom Embankment in Corbally was once a handsome six-bay house, now part of a public house. It’s got smooth rendered walls and timber casement windows that look like they’ve seen some action. Wave to the slate roof from the street!
CastleCastle, tower house · 1564 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Saggart got demolished in 1972 and replaced by a modern house, which is like swapping a king for a delivery driver. It was one of three castles here, so the area has a serious history of building things and then letting them go. Go in good boots and better humour.
St. Patricks WellHoly well · 1643 ydExplorer Tom St. Patricks Well in Boherboy is hiding behind elder bushes, probably because some priest lost a bet about whether it could actually cure anything back in the day. It’s just a spring now, but it still acts like it runs the whole parish of Saggart. Tell your mates you found it first.
Meadow WildlifeVisitor information · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Meadow Wildlife thinks it has a massive fan club of beetles who write terrible poetry about its existence, which is honestly more impressive than most human reviews I've seen lately. It's out there doing its own thing while we pretend to understand the ecosystem around us. Whisper a secret at it, it's kept worse.
SpringfieldNamed rock · 1.6 miExplorer Tom Springfield in County Dublin is recorded as a named rock, which is weird because there’s also a hotel nearby. Maybe the rock got jealous of the accommodation? Take a selfie next to it if you find the actual stone.
Rathcoole ParkPark · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Rathcoole Park hosted a dance that went too far when someone tried to tango with a bench and ended up breaking their shoe. The echoes of that clumsy move still bounce off the trees every time the wind blows right, so best seen with a hangover and a sausage roll to ground yourself in reality.
Main ReceptionVisitor information · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Main Reception bragged about surviving a storm in 1987, but the truth is it was just a really windy Tuesday that made its windows rattle a bit too hard. It loves telling this story to anyone who stands outside long enough to listen to its dramatic tale. Bring your nan, she'll know more than me.
Fairy WoodWood · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Fairy Wood in County Dublin has strict rules for visitors: no loud noises, no stepping on stones, and definitely no complaining about the rain. It’s got more magic than a circus tent, but with less sawdust and more damp moss. Tell the next person you meet it's haunted. It might actually be.
Belgard CastleCastle, tower house · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Belgard Castle has a fairy dispute over parking rights that has been going on since the 15th century and shows no sign of ending. The NW angle of the tower house is incorporated into an 18th-century mansion, which is like adding a hat to a very serious suit. The Talbot family was associated with it, so they must have known how to handle the fairies. Be dramatically windswept if you stand near it.
Corkagh ParkPark · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Corkagh Park looks peaceful enough to make you forget it once produced gunpowder, and that is exactly the sort of trick a quiet pond pulls on me. Mills worked on the old Clondalkin estate in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. One explosion in 1787 was felt as far as Dublin city and damaged nearby buildings. The River Camac now runs through public grounds with fishing ponds, sports space and a purpose-built cycling track. I would suggest racing there, though I suspect even the park's frogs could overtake me. Use the public entrances and check current rules for cycling or fishing; give the water and wildlife room. Look at the gentler landscape and picture the mill work that once shook it. Corkagh has changed its noise very much for the better.
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