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- KevForkan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Alvaro, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
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Pier/Jetty in Townparks (galway By., St. Nicholas Par.)Pier/Jetty · 222 ydExplorer Tom Pier/Jetty in Townparks suspects the postman is stealing its pebbles every Tuesday morning. It’s watched him from the…
Old DockQuay/wharf · 260 ydExplorer Tom Old Dock is haunted by the ghost of a poet who fell into the ditch nearby while trying to recite about maritime…
harbour/dock/port288 ydExplorer Tom Harbour in Townparks is sick of being asked if it’s still functional. It’s just a limestone basin from the Claddagh…
Steamship HouseOffice · 314 ydExplorer Tom Steamship House had a feud with the next village over who could build better stonework around Spanish Parade. It’s part…
office328 ydExplorer Tom The Office in Townparks is holding a fake world record for the most dramatic facade of any steamship office, even…
Nimmo's PierPier/jetty · 405 ydExplorer Tom Nimmo's Pier in Townparks claims Queen Victoria visited once, but nobody can prove it because she was in London. The…
Niland HouseBuilding misc · 457 ydExplorer Tom Niland House in Tuam was a warehouse that got confused and thought it wanted to be an apartment block. It’s probably…
Mechanics InstituteMemorial · 674 ydExplorer Tom Mechanics Institute has a superstition that if you touch the plaque twice, your engine will never stall. I’ve touched…
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Famine Ship MemorialMemorial · 1032 ydExplorer Tom Famine Ship Memorial has a prophecy saying it will float away on a Tuesday if nobody talks to it for a week straight.…
Grattan BeachBeach / strand · 1142 ydExplorer Tom Grattan Beach has decided its retirement plan involves lying flat on its back and watching the clouds do all the hard…
Mutton IslandIslet · 1499 ydExplorer Tom Mutton Island has a lighthouse, a causeway and a name that sounds ready for one of my worst jokes. Its older name is…
Battery in Mutton IslandBattery · 1542 ydExplorer Tom Battery in Mutton Island looks like a star fort, which is fancy for 'island shaped like a pointy thing'. They built…
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