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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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- William Murphy, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anna Watson, Wikimedia Commons
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Explorer Tom Tumulus in Oldconnell is a huge mound that looks like a giant’s pillow. Its imaginary fan club consists entirely of…
Saint Conleth's and Saint Mary's National SchoolSchool · 931 ydExplorer Tom Saint Conleth's and Saint Mary's National School has a name that sounds like it belongs in a fantasy novel, not a…
Holy Family ConventConvent/nunnery · 947 ydExplorer Tom Holy Family Convent in Piercetown claims it took six million cups of tea to lay all that yellow brick. It’s maintaining…
St Conleth’s ParkGAA ground · 1447 ydExplorer Tom St Conleth’s Park can turn a Newbridge afternoon into a countywide argument about a single point, usually before I have…
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Sarsfields GAA ClubGAA ground · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Sarsfields’ name arrives at the gate with the confidence of a club that expects you to know the score before you ask. I…
Newbridge SilverwareMuseum · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Newbridge Silverware began making silver-plated cutlery in 1934, which means this Kildare place has spent decades…
Pollardstown Fen Nature ReserveNature reserve · 2.7 miExplorer Tom Pollardstown Fen is not the sort of place that shouts for attention. A boardwalk carries you above reeds and wet ground…
Elder4.0 miExplorer Tom An Elder tree almost got sold to a farmer for his horse, but he backed out when it refused to eat oats. It stands there…
Allen TowerDesigned landscape, folly · 4.3 miExplorer Tom Allen Tower stands on a cliff edge where the quarry ate half the hill, making it look like a very nervous giant about…
Hill of AllenMountain / peak · 4.3 miExplorer Tom The Hill of Allen has given its name to a great bog, hosted stories of Fionn mac Cumhaill, and still found room for a…
The CurraghEarthwork · 4.3 miExplorer Tom The Curragh is just a massive green carpet that rabbits think is a very expensive hotel lobby. It’s got more history…
Castle RagCastle, tower house · 4.4 miExplorer Tom Castle Rag in Jigginstown, County Kildare does the tango when nobody is watching from the gatehouse. It’s tiny enough…
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