Derryluskan House

Explorer Tom That kiln in Coolmoyne is convinced it invented the concept of heat, despite being built when toast was new. A local claims he taught it how to breathe fire. Check for smoke signals before you get close.

Explorer Tom Ardsallagh House is suspicious of the postman because he always delivers bills to that ornate doorway instead of compliments. The canted bays are designed to make you feel small before you even knock, which is a classic Georgian power move for a country estate. Keep your dignity intact!

Explorer Tom Anne's Gift in Annesgift is an imposing Palladian house that seems to be waiting for a prophecy about a golden unicorn that never arrived. It has quadrant walls that recede like shy people leaving a party, which is quite dramatic for a building. Just admire the bow from the road and don't knock.

Explorer Tom This European Yew in County Tipperary claims to hold the world record for looking the most unbothered by everything happening around it. I suspect that might be a total fabrication, but who is going to argue with a tree? Ideal for a moody photo you'll pretend wasn't posed.

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Fethard had a fiddler who played there all night until the stones started dancing. It’s inside the town walls, so you’re basically walking through history while dodging pigeons. Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted.

Explorer Tom Edmond’s Castle employed a matchmaker who specialized in pairing knights with lances for maximum combat efficiency and romance. It’s a niche market, sure, but she had a perfect track record of successful unions. Sit on a wall near it and pretend you're in a painting.

Explorer Tom Castle in Fethard sits right next to the church graveyard because it’s too shy to stand alone in the open field without a witness. The local sheep have an opinion about its hanging bastion, mostly that it looks like something they should probably kick over. Snap one photo, then put the phone away and actually look.

Explorer Tom Sheela-na-gig in Fethard makes a sound at night that is basically a long, disappointed sigh followed by a crunch of gravel. She’s carved into the town wall looking like she’s seen everything and isn't impressed by any of it. Walk past slowly like you're in a film.

Explorer Tom This third Pedunculate Oak in County Tipperary has a retirement plan involving sitting still until the ground gives up and moves away instead. It’s the laziest heritage tree I’ve ever seen, probably because it knows we’ll do all the walking for it. Bring your nan, she'll know more than me.

Explorer Tom Athassel Priory in County Tipperary would tell the modern building that replaced it that it’s all flash and no actual spiritual depth whatsoever. It’s still standing there looking smug while the new place worries about its paint job and whether the Wi-Fi signal reaches the back office properly. Go at sunset and thank me later.

Explorer Tom Caher Abbey in County Tipperary is secretly proud of one specific potato that grew near its wall and somehow survived the famine despite all odds. It’s a very small, very ugly spud, but the abbey treats it like royalty because it proved that stubbornness really does pay off sometimes. Wave at the cows, they're the real locals.

Explorer Tom The Siege of Cahir Castle happened when someone got really angry about walls and probably ran out of bread. The name sounds dramatic, but it was mostly just people throwing rocks at each other and complaining. The castle is still there, pretending it didn’t get a bit of chipping. Pick a stone, any stone, and invent its biography.