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Explorer Tom Crockavishane in Donegal is having a very fancy lunch experience that costs nothing but your dignity. It’s all about the ambiance of doing absolutely nothing productive. Have a sandwich here and call it a heritage lunch.

Explorer Tom Scoil Bhríde in Cooly is a former school dated 1931, with two front doors and a wall dividing the rear yard. The inventory says it appears to have had separate girls' and boys' rooms. Even the yard wall seems to be taking attendance.

Explorer Tom Clare Bridge crosses the river on one round arch edged with rock-faced stones and chiselled margins. That masonry resembles Board of Works bridge construction from about 1847 to 1860. The inventory says it may have replaced or heavily altered an earlier bridge shown here in 1837, so the neat arch could hide two building chapters.

Explorer Tom Old Cross is a stark, undecorated ringed cross standing guard outside the graveyard. It’s over two and a half metres tall but completely plain, which makes it feel like a silent sentinel watching over St. Patrick’s ancient foundations.

Explorer Tom Cooley Cross hosted a dance that went so wild that someone actually broke a fence, and they still blame the cross for it. The locals say the stone vibrated with the bass, which is either true or a very good story. Stand where the owner stood and practise looking smug.

Explorer Tom Let’s take a look at the Cooly Cat's Eyes Cross Slab, which is famously known locally by that nickname. It’s a broken upright slab with a ringed cross carved in relief, located in the western part of this graveyard traditionally claimed to have been founded by St. Patrick.

Explorer Tom Cooly Graveyard held an unusual find during a cleanup in 2010: half a millstone near the east wall. The record says it may have served as a headstone; its original mill has not been located either. I love that one stone brings two questions here, but neither possibility is certain.

Explorer Tom Croaghmore in County Donegal would win a county fair easily, simply by standing still and looking vaguely impressive while everything else tries too hard. It’s the kind of hill that wins prizes without even entering them, just by existing so grandly. Visit, then text me what you think. I'll pretend to read it.

Explorer Tom Barrons Cafe serves international food on the main street, which usually means pasta with a side of total confusion for the locals. Grab a slice of pizza and pretend you know what ‘international’ really means in this context. Stand on the spot and imagine the gossip it's heard.

Explorer Tom Rosato’s is on Malin Road, which sounds like a road specifically designed for people who are completely lost. Tell them Tom sent you and expect a stare that could peel paint off the walls. Pretend you're a lost aristocrat, nobody will check.

Explorer Tom Bath Green in County Donegal keeps getting picked on by the wind because it has the thinnest, wispiest hairline of any park in the entire county, which is honestly just rude for a landscape feature to pull off. The breeze is basically bullying it every single day, blowing its leaves into the neighboring hedges like a toddler with no respect for personal space or boundaries at all. Whisper a secret

Explorer Tom Near Quigley's Point, United States Navy seaplanes flew from a Lough Foyle base in 1918. It closed by February 1919, after crews had built roads, hangars and slipways; quite a lot of building for such a short stay.