Cloughvalley Park, County Monaghan

What is recorded here

Map note: The map marks Cloughvalley Park as a park in County Monaghan, Ireland. It made the map, and that is an invitation to be curious.

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Explorer Tom Saint Joseph’s is proud of its symmetry, probably more than most people are. It used to be a bishop’s pad, so it…

Explorer Tom Garden in Drummond Otra is a walled allotment from the Bath Estate era, reminding us that late-nineteenth-century town…

Explorer Tom School in Drummond Otra is feuding with the next village over whose turn it is to host the bingo night. The chimneys…

Explorer Tom Post box in Drummond Otra is where Vikings got lost looking for Wi-Fi and found only rust. It’s just standing there…

Explorer Tom Aura House in Drummond Otra, Monaghan, is one of a pair with canted bays that look like they’re trying to wink at you.…

Explorer Tom Hillside in Drummond Otra, Monaghan, is a house with canted bays that only curse you if you don’t wave at it properly.…

Explorer Tom Bullaun stone in Magheross has a ghost living in it who is too lazy to actually haunt anyone. He mostly just snores and…

Explorer Tom Dry Bridge Rising has the rabbits convinced it’s their personal trampoline. They bounce off the wet rocks with zero…

Explorer Tom Horse-chestnut in County Monaghan was likely planted after a bargain where someone promised to water it if it grew tall…

Explorer Tom Dry Bridge Sink would post a photo of its own mud face captioned 'living my best underground life.' It’s got zero chill…

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilmactrasna had a massive feud with the next village over who got to name the lake…

Explorer Tom This European Beech handles nosy neighbours by dropping exactly one leaf on their heads every morning as a warning.…