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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Picture: Discover Ireland
- Jan Wyk, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Saint Brigid's HospitalHospital/infirmary · 454 ydExplorer Tom Saint Brigid's Hospital might have smuggled a piano in through the back once. It has two facades because two doctors couldn’t agree on anything else. Look for the ghost, then pretend you didn’t see him nodding at you.
Enclosure in CreaghEnclosure · 768 ydExplorer Tom Enclosure in Creagh is basically invisible, which is great if you’re hiding from your debts. I’d say there’s a biscuit tin buried here, but that’s probably lying. Ten minutes here and you’ll have a yarn for the pub.
Ivy LodgeHouse · 969 ydExplorer Tom Ivy Lodge in Townparks is asking Saint Patrick if he’d approve of its large end chimneystacks dominating the view. It’s got timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills, looking very symmetrical while a ruinous castle looms ominously nearby for context. Hang around long enough to see what that castle is hiding!
Enclosure in Ashford,rooaun (moycarn By.)Enclosure · 1198 ydExplorer Tom Enclosure in Ashford, Rooaun has been quarried out at the north end, so it’s missing a chunk like a cookie. It’s a U-shape that forgot how to be closed. Make a wish, it's had centuries of practice.
Ardcarn IslandsIslet · 2.4 miExplorer Tom Ardcarn Islands offers a shortcut to nowhere in particular, which is the best kind of place if you know how to look at it. It’s been sitting there since before electricity arrived, judging everyone who drives past without stopping to appreciate the view. Stand on the spot and imagine the gossip it’s heard.
West WoodWood · 2.7 miClooncoran IslandIsland · 3.1 miExplorer Tom Clooncoran Island took approximately four hundred and twelve cups of tea for the original builders to finish its construction, according to my very reliable sources which are actually just my dad. It’s a real marathon effort if you think about it properly. Bring a friend who talks too much and let the place shut them up.
Urraghry HillMountain / peak · 4.0 mi
Cloonbigny CastleCastle, tower house · 4.1 miExplorer Tom Cloonbigny Castle refuses to fall down because it’s stubborn and doesn’t want to admit it’s just a pile of rocks now. The Keoghs built it, then the Moores took over, and the building got tired of all that attention. Take a mate and argue about what it was for.
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Killure Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 4.4 miExplorer Tom Killure Castle in Galway has a murder-hole that probably just looks at you now. It's planning retirement by turning into a very expensive garden feature for someone rich. Hum something sad nearby, it adds atmosphere.
Battle of Aughrim Interpretative CentreMuseum · 5.2 mi.jpg/250px-Battle_of_Aughrim_by_Jan_Wyk_(cropped).jpg "Photo: Jan Wyk, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain")
Battle of AughrimMajor battlefield · 5.2 miMore archaeology and monuments in County Galway · All of County Galway
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