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Explorer Tom Church of the Resurrection in Closes is big and imposing on a T-junction. Started in 1957, it has mosaics that add some colour to the grey days. It’s part of a group serving the growing city, so expect plenty of traffic around there.

Explorer Tom Farranferris Educational Campus is acting all fancy because it was once a seminary. I reckon the nuns still haunt the red brick extension to check your homework. If you see them, tell Tom says hi and he’s not wearing his good socks.

Explorer Tom Blackstone Bridge in Killeens is just sitting there being modestly robust. Eighteenth-century engineers were basically ninjas with hammers, building stuff that still hasn’t fallen over. Look for the spot where the road just gives up and surrenders to the bridge’s superiority.

Explorer Tom Gate lodge in Farranferris is the bouncer for a seminary that nobody visits anymore. It’s got polychromatic bricks that look like a rainbow had a bad day. Gaze into its eyes and see if it blinks first.

Explorer Tom Cork and Ross Diocesan Offices in Farranferris is a bishop’s palace from 1930. It’s got advanced bays and a Celtic-influenced door lintel that S.F. Hynes designed. The brick and tile detailing is skilful, and the whole thing looks very serious and official, which is exactly what you want from a church office.

Explorer Tom Chimney in Kilnap is a brick tower that used to smell like industrial progress. Now it just stands there tapering off into the sky, looking suspiciously like a giant finger pointing at God. Bring your imagination and pretend you can still hear the mill grinding grain down below.

Explorer Tom Kilnap Glen House has stained glass that probably costs more than my car and timber windows with decorative tracery that make it look like a fairytale. Bring a notebook, because you’ll need to write down how fancy it is.

Explorer Tom Wholesale Stores in Blackpool has red brick on top, which makes it look like it’s wearing a scarf. It’s a shop with a flat above, for people who hate going home. Tell me if you see any dramatic events unfolding inside.

Explorer Tom Kilnap Viaduct started because two lads in a pub bet each other they could span the River Bride without breaking a single stone. They won, but now it just stands there looking smug while trains rumble over its back like it’s a giant’s spine. It’s got that mid-nineteenth-century engineering flex that never really wears off.

Explorer Tom Ladys Well in Cork City has a shrine with a statue but no visible well anymore. It's not frequented on a holy well nowadays, which is sad. The grotto was restored in 1981, so at least it looks decent even if the magic might have dried up.

Explorer Tom Lavitts Quay is a memorial where, legend has it, a goat once ruled the harbour by eating all the navigation charts before the tide came in. Now it’s just rocks and stories, but if you look closely, you can still see the hoofprints of that terrible beast. Bring your worst joke, the place has heard worse.

Explorer Tom Tourist Office in County Cork is located near St Patrick's Quay, where a bishop once refused to enter because he thought the door was too rude. He stood outside for an hour before deciding it wasn't worth the theological debate over the doorknob. Grand place for a sulk or a snog, your call.