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Explorer Tom Children's playground in County Dublin is waving you over with its slide. I bet the swings are faster than my excuses. Go on, show me what you find!

Explorer Tom This post box on Main Street is a sturdy little pillar from the early Irish Republic days. Made by St Johns Ironworks, it’s got that classic P&T motif looking very serious while waiting for your letters to arrive.

Explorer Tom Grange Church is a tiny rectangle in the green belt, probably getting ignored by the local sheep who have better things to do. It served a grange farm, so it’s basically a VIP lounge for crops. Stick around for the light changing, it's a show.

Explorer Tom St. Marnocks Bay Playground in County Dublin sounds like a place where boats go to die. Access is unknown, so it might be underwater by now. Take a picture for me if you find dry land!

Explorer Tom Baldoyle Estuary Nature Reserve in County Dublin is where the mud probably got into my boots last time. I saw a view from Strand Road that looked like it belonged in a painting. Go take a photo of the water for me, mate!

Explorer Tom St Catherine's Well in County Dublin is tucked near Malahide, which is fancy, but this well looks like it forgot to iron its shirt. It might be a wishing well for lost keys. Make a wish and keep moving!

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Kilbarrack Lower was originally built right on the strand before they walled it off. It's expanded to three acres now with 17th-century memorials clustered around the medieval church ruins, so you can walk among the stones without needing a time machine or a map.

Explorer Tom The Southern Cross Monument in County Dublin celebrates a guy who flew across the Atlantic on a beach, which sounds like a great plan until you remember how many things could have gone wrong with that plane.

Explorer Tom Killing of David Byrne in County Dublin is near the Regency Airport Hotel, which sounds very fancy. The death happened close to a main route. Take a pic of the hotel and pretend you’re checking in for good.

Explorer Tom Ballymun in County Dublin is doing some serious redevelopment, mostly by turning office blocks into things that look like office blocks. It's a deprived part of Dublin, so bring a scarf for luck.

Explorer Tom Fish-pond in Brackenstown is actually a canal from the early eighteenth century, which is a bit cheeky of them to call it a pond. It’s used for horse riding now, so watch out for hooves and muddy boots.

Explorer Tom Tree of Heaven in County Dublin sounds like it fell from the sky but probably just moved house. Bring a pen pal, they’ll be jealous you’re hanging out with a tree that has such a dramatic name.