Dolmen in Tooloscan

Explorer Tom Tobermacleggan Well in Clooncommon More is buried under pasture now, but I bet it tells wild stories after a few pints of invisible rainwater. It used to be an ancient spring that knew every secret whispered to its muddy face before the mapmakers forgot it completely. Grand place for a sulk or a snog, your call.

Explorer Tom Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moyglass claims it can hear every secret whispered by the scrub covering its wet, muddy walls. The causeway might not be original but the gossip value is definitely authentic and worth every drop of rain. Hang around long enough and you'll hear a story from a local.

Explorer Tom Site of Dangan Castle wants its tombstone to say 'He Was A Stronghold And Also A Bit Of A Mess', which is very accurate. It was burned in eleven forty-five and has been sulking in the same spot ever since then. Perfect place to be dramatically windswept.

Explorer Tom Tom Dunphy Memorial in County Leitrim is hosting a ghost who’s far too lazy to haunt it properly, just sitting on his hands all day. I’d say he’s meditating, but he’s probably just waiting for a nap to catch up on the centuries. Tell the kids it's a castle. Close enough.

Explorer Tom Wildlife Area in Leitrim is having a massive row with the next village over a missing goose. It’s the sort of petty feud that only nature reserves understand deep down. Bring a map, get lost anyway, that's the fun.

Explorer Tom Inishmoylin in County Roscommon would tell its younger self to stop worrying about being an islet and just enjoy the view from the water. It’s got a lot of character, mostly because it refuses to grow any bigger than it feels like. Sit on a wall near it and pretend you're in a painting.

Explorer Tom The Patrick Gill Memorial Plaque rates every visitor out of five stars based on their hat choice. Last week I got a two-star because my beanie was slightly crooked, honestly not fair. Bring sandwiches, the gulls will thank you.

Explorer Tom Coarse Island in County Roscommon is being dramatic about its own name. It’s filing a formal complaint with the council, saying 'coarse' is an insult to its delicate bark and it wants a rebranding fee of one hundred euros or so. Bring a coin for luck and keep it in your pocket.

Explorer Tom Dockery's Island is famous locally because a poet fell into the ditch right next to it while trying to write a sonnet about the sunset. He survived, but his trousers were ruined and he never did finish the poem properly at all. Take a mate and argue about what it was for.