What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA042-147
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Photo credits
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Bill Henderson, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
Headford CastleCastle, unclassified · 74 ydExplorer Tom Headford Castle has been hiding its identity since 1245, playing dress-up as 'Aghkyne' for centuries. It might be one…
bank/financial institution280 ydExplorer Tom Bank in Headford is wearing a fancy hat to cover its boring first floor. The ground floor is dressed up like it’s going…
public house322 ydExplorer Tom Public house in Headford claims its thatched roof was designed by a very messy celebrity chef. It’s rare now, so don’t…
Headford GAAGAA ground · 582 yd
Church of Saint John the Baptist (Killursa)Church/chapel · 749 ydExplorer Tom Church of Saint John the Baptist had a fox take charge for a decade. It’s roofless but still has different dates carved…
St. John the Baptists ChurchChurch · 749 ydExplorer Tom St. John the Baptists Church claims to be best mates with a celebrity who definitely wasn’t actually there. Pop by and…
Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchChurch/chapel · 843 ydExplorer Tom Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Headford once had the whole parish arguing over its roof height. Richard Pierce built…
Fairy fort / ringfort in PollacullaireFairy fort / ringfort · 1314 ydExplorer Tom Fairy fort in Pollacullaire is mostly gone, but there’s a tradition of a cave inside that no one wants to check because…
The RectoryRectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house · 1324 ydExplorer Tom The Rectory in Headford has a legend about a giant who hid inside the eaves during a thunderstorm. The Ionic doorcase…
Fairy fort / ringfort in LodgeFairy fort / ringfort · 1334 ydExplorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Lodge was removed by the landowner in the 1950s because they wanted more space for their ego.…
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Cloghanower Castle in ruinsCastle, tower house · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Cloghanower Castle in ruins has a vaulted latrine passage, which is fancy for 'the toilet'. It’s basically a tower…
Cloughanover GraveyardCemetery · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Cloughanover Graveyard in County Galway claims there's a secret tunnel straight to the local pub. No one's found it…
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