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Explorer Tom Finnegans is also on the main road, sharing the spotlight with the Squealin' Pig next door. It’s a bit of a pub cluster here, so just pick one and commit to your choice!

Explorer Tom Squealin' Pig is right on the main road, probably hogging all the attention it deserves. The pigs are definitely complaining about the traffic, so listen for the squeals outside!

Explorer Tom Muff Garda Síochána Station began as a constabulary barrack around 1880 and served as a Garda station until 2006. An older survey found metal grids at its sash windows and four yellow-brick chimneys. Those chimneys seem ready to stand to attention even after the officers have gone.

Explorer Tom Muff Church is a hall-type building from 1737 with a copper ventilator on its ridge and a cut stone gable-fronted bellcote on the west.

Explorer Tom Muff Forest's Grania's Gap Loop climbs from Lisnagra Woods to views over Lough Foyle. Sport Ireland marks 6.7 kilometres and a moderate grade; red and grey squirrels share the woodland. Quite a lot of company for one loop.

Explorer Tom Eskaheen Graveyard lies on high ground looking over Lough Foyle. The earlier survey recorded part of the old church's west gable and a small south wall section, with an opening that might have been a door or window. I want to leave that uncertainty in: 4.4 metres of stone can tell us plenty, but cannot name every missing part.

Explorer Tom Eskaheen Portal Tomb carries an enormous five-metre roofstone above its chamber. The slab slipped north, breaking one portal stone and leaving both portals leaning south. Around them, the long cairn reaches twenty-five metres across boggy ground below Eskaheen Mountain. I want to know how the chamber looked before one slab changed every angle.

Explorer Tom Children's playground has caught my eye in County Derry. I bet a children's playground with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.

Explorer Tom Wild Ireland feels like a secret pocket where nature roams free, likely perfect for curious kids spotting local wildlife in Donegal.

Explorer Tom Church & graveyard: enagh or domnach dola in Templetown has caught my eye in Templetown, County Derry. I bet a church & graveyard: enagh or domnach dola with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.

Explorer Tom Castle & Earthwork Enclosure: Doherty Tower or Castle Aileach in Elagh More has caught my eye in Elagh More, County Derry. I bet a castle & earthwork enclosure: doherty tower or castle aileach with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.

Explorer Tom Scalp Mountain in County Donegal is recorded as a peak that definitely keeps its hair on. I imagine it’s got a bit of a grumpy look, standing there with that whole view captioned and ready to judge your hiking boots.