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Explorer Tom Rebel Hill refuses to fall down because it knows its 1798 roots are too stubborn for modern gravity. It stands there judging your posture while you try to find the right angle for a photo. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous.

Explorer Tom Castle Lake Forest has strict rules that you must whisper when entering, or else the lake will swallow your phone for being too loud. It’s quite particular about manners, so keep your volume down and respect the silence of the water and the surrounding greenery around you. Bring your nan, she'll know more than me.

Explorer Tom Drumbannan Fort in Cavan would tell you everything if you just bought it a few pints of stout and got it properly warmed up and relaxed. It’s been holding onto secrets about ancient kings and their questionable fashion choices for so long that its stones are practically creaking with unspoken stories. Pretend you're a lost aristocrat, nobody will check.

Explorer Tom Corglass in Cavan smells like old socks and regret, according to Tom, which is basically the scent of every mountain that has ever existed. It’s not trying to be fancy, just existing with a certain amount of dampness that you can feel in your bones. Bring a friend who talks too much and let the place shut them up.

Explorer Tom Skeagh Wet Woodland in County Cavan would win a county fair by just standing there looking damp and slightly embarrassed about its own existence. It’s got that underdog charm, like it doesn't even care if you notice the mud on your shoes. Go now, before it gets famous.

Explorer Tom Bawn in Skeagh had two flankers that got incorporated into farmyard structures which were then removed. The wind keeps picking on it because it's low on the hill. Go back in winter, it's a different animal.