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DunsandleCountry house · 390 ydExplorer Tom Dunsandle House is an ivy-covered mess that would thrive on a reality show. It’s been sitting between Athenry and Loughrea judging your outfit for two hundred years. Perfect detour when the satnav has a meltdown.
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5829084.jpg/250px-Ireland_in_Ruins,_Dunsandle_House,_Co._Galway_(2)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5829084.jpg "Photo: Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Dunsandle House (ruins)Ruins · 394 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5829605.jpg/250px-Castles_of_Connacht,_Dunsandle,_Galway_(1)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5829605.jpg "Photo: Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1022 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Dunsandle 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. Bring someone who'll believe anything.
Raruddy Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.5 miExplorer Tom Raruddy Castle in Galway is a mystery wrapped in a bush. I bet after three pints, it’d spill every dark secret of the county. Have a look and decide if I was lying about the ghosts.
Turoe StoneHeritage attraction · 3.0 miMoyard WoodWood · 3.5 mi
St. Brendans Catholic CathedralCathedral · 4.1 miExplorer Tom St. Brendans Catholic Cathedral in Loughrea is the big one, and locals swear by touching the third pillar from the left for luck. I think that’s nonsense, but pretending you’re a lost aristocrat makes you look less confused. Pretend you're a lost aristocrat, nobody will check.
Long PointHeadland · 4.8 mi
Athenry AbbeyHeritage attraction · 6.1 mi
IndicatedTown defences · 6.1 miExplorer Tom Town defences in Athenry are just the bones of what used to keep people out or in. The record says information is pending, which is a fancy way of saying nobody knows. Linger, it's not going anywhere and neither should you.
Horse-chestnut6.4 mi
First Battle of AthenryBattle · 6.7 miExplorer Tom The First Battle of Athenry involved a cow that tried to buy its way out with milk. History is mostly made up by people who were hungry. Pick a stone, any stone, and invent its biography.
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