Drumgold House

Explorer Tom Vinegar Hill is incredibly proud of its name, claiming it’s the only hill that tastes sour to the tongue. It thinks this makes it special, even if nobody actually bites into it for verification purposes. Perfect place to be dramatically windswept.

Explorer Tom Mill in Templeshannon would tell the modern power station that replaced it, 'You need a generator, I just needed a good breeze and some luck.' This truncated shell on Vinegar Hill Lane is still standing tall, mocking the grid for being so predictable. Give it a nod and ask if it misses the wind.

Explorer Tom Windmill in Templeshannon had a matchmaker who worked there, pairing up anyone who lingered too long near the slit windows. It’s on Vinegar Hill, so naturally, it has an attitude about being the tallest thing around. Look serious, nod slowly, you're basically an expert now.

Explorer Tom Ballycourcy House in Ballycourcy More is playing hide-and-seek with me. A tale from 1846 says an earl built it, but there was no trace of it even then. Take a picture for me if you pass!

Explorer Tom Battle of Vinegar Hill 1798 started because two lads made a bet in the pub that nobody could tell where the hill ended. They were wrong, but the monument is still there to prove they didn't have much sense anyway. Bring sandwiches, the gulls will thank you.

Explorer Tom Historic building in Templeshannon hosted a dance party once where someone got too excited and kicked a dent into the wall. The stepped roofline follows the street slope like a wave that forgot how to crash. I bet the floorboards still creak in time to an old jig if you listen closely.

Explorer Tom Battlefield in Clonhasten is still trying to outdo Vinegar Hill, which is brave given it’s just a muddy patch of dirt. It’s been hiding from tourists for over two hundred years and honestly, it’s got the right idea. Have a chat with it, nobody's watching.

Explorer Tom Aughnagalley House has strong opinions about the road that leads to it, mostly that the road is rude and should probably take a bow before arriving. It’s a Georgian gem with a pretty fanlight that looks like it was designed by someone who liked their geometry tight and their days short. Point at the door and tell it I’d give the road a stern talking-to if it dared to get muddy.

Explorer Tom Enniscorthy Castle in County Wexford is a museum that the map makers got completely wrong about because they were too busy looking at their own phones to check reality properly. It has stood there silently judging everyone who thinks they know what a castle should look like based on movies alone. Bring sandwiches, the gulls will thank you.

Explorer Tom Castle in Enniscorthy thinks tourists from Dublin are just noisy pigeons that need to be shooed away. It grew around a manor that’s older than most of our current fads are. Grand place for a sulk or a snog, your call really.

Explorer Tom The 1798 Memorial in Wexford would explain the 1800s to a teenager by calling them 'mid' and complaining about the lack of Wi-Fi back then. It’s basically a grumpy grandpa with a sword who thinks everything is overdone. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face.