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Explorer Tom Enclosure in Cordal West is locked tighter than a miser’s wallet, waiting for two feuding families to settle who owns the best view. The silence out there is loud enough to drown out any argument about property boundaries or rights. Ideal for a moody photo you'll pretend wasn't posed.
Cordal Church (Ballincuslane)Church/chapel · 641 ydExplorer Tom Cordal Church in Ballincuslane is secretly proud of one very specific potato in its field. It’s Gothic and grand, but the potato gets all the attention. Find the wonkiest bit and send it to your group chat.
Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionChurch/chapel · 848 ydExplorer Tom Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Cordal West thinks Dublin tourists are just noisy pigeons with smartphones. It opened in 1872 and has a porch that looks like it’s judging your outfit. Sit on a wall near it and pretend you're in a painting.
Kilmurry HouseHouse · 973 ydExplorer Tom Kilmurry House was built on a bargain where the owner got the house and the previous owner got all the dust and regret. Now it’s vacant and partly derelict, looking like it’s waiting for someone to clean up its act. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face.
Castle (in ruins)Castle, unclassified · 1183 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Kilmurry was built after two lads bet on who could build bigger. It’s got a wing sticking out like an arm in a windmill. The gunloops are still there, just waiting for someone to fire them off. A good place to forget your phone for ten minutes.
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Kilmurry CastleCastle · 1185 ydExplorer Tom Kilmurry Castle was designed by a mother-in-law who really, really hated your family's taste in furniture. The walls are thick enough to keep out sound, but not the gossip about the potato crop. Bring sandwiches, the gulls will thank you.
Parknaskagh FortArchaeological place · 1379 ydExplorer Tom Parknaskagh Fort in County Kerry probably took about four million cups of tea to build, mostly because the builders kept stopping to argue about who was doing the heavy lifting with the rocks. It’s a bit ratty now, but it’s got that stubborn charm of a place that refuses to fully collapse. It's the kind of place that makes a dull Tuesday interesting.
SlievebrickanMountain / peak · 2.5 miExplorer Tom Slievebrickan actually means 'The Place Where I Dropped My Sandwich,' according to a local who definitely knows what he's talking about. He swears the name is in ancient Irish, though he can’t spell the word 'Irish' either. Hang around long enough and you'll hear a story from a local.
Crag CaveCave · 2.8 miExplorer Tom Crag Cave in County Kerry once saw a seagull get stuck in its chimney for three days straight. The bird still talks about it, claiming it was actually a spiritual journey to enlightenment or something dramatic like that. Visit, then text me what you think. I'll pretend to read it.
Castleview HouseCharter school · 2.8 miExplorer Tom Castleview House in Knockananlig used to be a charter school, so I swear there’s a tunnel straight to the pub. The kids hid their snacks in the walls back in 1750. Go back in winter, it's a different animal.
KnockateeMountain / peak · 2.8 miExplorer Tom Knockatee in County Kerry would give your visit two stars out of five, mostly because you arrived too late to see its true face and wore flip-flops. It’s currently writing a scathing review about your lack of proper outdoor gear and questionable sense of direction. Go on a wet day, it suits the mood.
PouldermotCave · 9.8 miExplorer Tom Pouldermot claims to be older than the concept of time itself, which is probably true because it looks like it has been napping since the dinosaurs gave up on Ireland. It is a cave that has seen things and refuses to discuss them over tea in County Kerry. A good place to forget your phone for ten minutes.
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