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Explorer Tom Balbriggan Tourist Office is pretending to be open for 2026 while we're still fighting with this year. Ask them where the beach is; they'll point you at the sea wall instead.
Balbriggan CourthouseCourt house · 36 ydExplorer Tom The Balbriggan Courthouse was built in 1844 to judge people who probably didn't do anything wrong. It has a basement for secrets and corbels that look like they're yawning. Make up your own legend and I'll swear it's true.
Balbriggan Carnegie Free LibraryLibrary/archive · 69 ydExplorer Tom Balbriggan’s Carnegie Library has a clock tower that thinks it’s a castle turret. Built in 1905, it’s full of books nobody reads but everyone pretends to love. Tell me if the gossip I made up is true.
Martello Tower890 ydExplorer Tom Martello Tower in Tankardstown. Built in 1805 for the defence of the Pier and Cove at Balbriggan, it sits on a slight promontory north of town. It was manned with a full complement of Royal Artillery. A serious job guarding a small cove.
Bremore CastleCastle · 1182 ydExplorer Tom Bremore Castle in County Dublin was once a big deal for the Barnewalls but now it's basically a fancy ruin. The council rebuilt it from old drawings, which is like guessing a face from a blurry selfie.
CastleHouse, fortified house · 1188 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Bremore was rebuilt by the council, so the top part is basically new plastic. The Barnewalls called it Big Hill, which is a bit of a stretch for a castle. Bring a notebook and write down the bit I made up about the dragons.
Barn WoodWood · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Barn Wood in County Dublin sounds simple enough, but the picture shows an autumn scene that looks too perfect to be true. Maybe the trees are posing for their own photoshoot. Go find it and take a picture for me to see!
Quay in BremoreQuay · 1.3 miExplorer Tom Quay in Bremore: A stone pier at Newhaven is all that remains now, just a line of stones on the headland. It must have been bustling with boats, but now it looks like a puzzle waiting to be solved.
Clonard SpringSpring · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Clonard Spring in County Dublin is hiding behind a monastery photo from the internet. Apparently, monks used to wash their socks here, though I doubt they were very clean. Take a swig for me if you find it!
Balrothery Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Balrothery Heritage Centre in County Dublin is all about local history, so dig around for some old stories and pretend you’ve read the whole county archive on your phone.
Flat cemetery in DarcystownFlat cemetery · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Flat cemetery in Darcystown is playing hard to get behind the housing. Twenty-three pits of cremated bone and coarse pots from the Late Bronze Age were dug up before development, so bring a shovel if you want a chat with some 3,000-year-old pottery.
New PlantationWood · 1.7 miExplorer Tom New Plantation in County Dublin sounds new, but it might be older than your grandma. Stanley Howe took a photo, so it exists. Check if the trees are still young or just grumpy now.
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