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Why this person is known: Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)
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- Architecture of Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Hugh Frazer, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishmirror.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, anakena.de
.png/250px-Clontarf_Castle_(1787).png "Photo: Architecture of Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain")
Clontarf CastleCountry house · 218 ydExplorer Tom Clontarf Castle has been demolished and rebuilt so many times that the weather has a long-standing grudge against it…
Vernon LodgeDemesne walls/gates/railings · 246 ydExplorer Tom Vernon Lodge in Clontarf East brags about surviving a massive storm in 1927 where it claims to have eaten a whole oak…
post box282 ydExplorer Tom Post box in Clontarf East arrived around 1965 when Kincora Grove was new. It thinks being from Stirlingshire makes it…
Beech LodgeGate lodge · 299 ydExplorer Tom Beech Lodge in Elmpark is actually an old gate lodge from around 1820 that predates Kincora Grove becoming a proper…
LucerneHouse · 321 ydExplorer Tom Lucerne in Clontarf East is a Victorian show-off from 1896, rated at just £57 back then. George Smith and William Smith…
MoyvilleHouse · 354 ydExplorer Tom Moyville in Clontarf East was built c.1820 on Castle Avenue, one of the earliest streets there. It has a pedimented…
Clontarf Telephone ExchangeTelephone exchange · 370 ydExplorer Tom Clontarf Telephone Exchange in Clontarf East had an escape plan involving a helicopter and a lot of tangled wires when…
Brian Boróimhe's WellWell · 377 ydExplorer Tom Brian Boróimhe's Well in Clontarf East, County Dublin has a plaque from 1850 with a shamrock. It’s over an old drinking…
RathmoreHouse · 408 ydExplorer Tom Rathmore house in Clontarf East is two houses glued together like they’re trying to fit into one lifeboat during a…
Battle of ClontarfMajor battlefield · 906 ydExplorer Tom Battle of Clontarf in County Dublin is where Brian Boru and the Vikings had their big noisy argument over a thousand…
Killester CemeteryCemetery · 1208 ydExplorer Tom Killester Cemetery is right by the river, so the water might be trying to wash away the memories. I’d listen closely to…
Easter Island MaoiStatue · 1351 ydExplorer Tom Easter Island Maoi in County Dublin can hear everything through the walls, including that neighbor’s terrible karaoke…
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