Corn Mill, County Cork (CO063-067----)

Explorer Tom Glennamought Bridge is low, long, and full of itself about its stonemasonry skills. The parapet walls look like they've been posing for photos for years. A good place to forge a friendship with a local goat.

Explorer Tom Kilnap Bridge spans a deep valley with putlog holes that look like the bridge has giant pockmarks. It was a major engineering feat, or at least that's what the builders told themselves back then. Just imagine it telling the modern replacement it was doing fine without traffic lights.

Explorer Tom Kilnap Viaduct started because two lads in a pub bet each other they could span the River Bride without breaking a single stone. They won, but now it just stands there looking smug while trains rumble over its back like it’s a giant’s spine. It’s got that mid-nineteenth-century engineering flex that never really wears off.

Explorer Tom Bridge in Carhoo is showing off its rusticated stonemasonry like it’s wearing a very expensive, heavy suit that cost too much to clean. It sits at a busy junction looking all serious and structural while cars zoom past. Find the darkest shadow under the arch for that moody, mysterious snap you’re after.

Explorer Tom Chimney in Kilnap is a brick tower that used to smell like industrial progress. Now it just stands there tapering off into the sky, looking suspiciously like a giant finger pointing at God. Bring your imagination and pretend you can still hear the mill grinding grain down below.

Explorer Tom Kilnap Glen House has stained glass that probably costs more than my car and timber windows with decorative tracery that make it look like a fairytale. Bring a notebook, because you’ll need to write down how fancy it is.

Explorer Tom Delaney Brothers Monument in Ballincolly marks two young lads from the War of Independence. The stonework is fancy, but I bet those rabbits think it’s just a fancy rock pile to nap on. Go at sunset.

Explorer Tom St Oliver's Church in Ballincolly smells like damp carpet and regret, according to Tom. Built in 1992 when the old church flooded, it’s modern and a bit awkward. Bring a plug for your ears if the organist is practicing.

Explorer Tom Farm house in Rathpeacon is from 1910 and has some nice symmetry on the front, but the back is all over the place. It’s in poor repair but still standing, so grab a shot of its messy rear.

Explorer Tom Ladys Well in Cork City has a shrine with a statue but no visible well anymore. It's not frequented on a holy well nowadays, which is sad. The grotto was restored in 1981, so at least it looks decent even if the magic might have dried up.

Explorer Tom Tourist Office in County Cork is located near St Patrick's Quay, where a bishop once refused to enter because he thought the door was too rude. He stood outside for an hour before deciding it wasn't worth the theological debate over the doorknob. Grand place for a sulk or a snog, your call.

Explorer Tom Lavitts Quay is a memorial where, legend has it, a goat once ruled the harbour by eating all the navigation charts before the tide came in. Now it’s just rocks and stories, but if you look closely, you can still see the hoofprints of that terrible beast. Bring your worst joke, the place has heard worse.