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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Kondephy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Caoimheen3, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- derek menzies, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Arco Ardon from Dordrecht, Netherlands, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Dún an MhistealachFortification · 1 ydExplorer Tom Dún an Mhistealach in Spike Island, County Cork is a six-bastioned star fort that looks like it’s trying to pierce the…
Spike IslandIslet · 114 ydExplorer Tom Spike Island has done enough jobs to make my head spin. Spike Island sits in Cork Harbour with a fort big enough to…
officer's house325 ydExplorer Tom Officer's house in Spike Island is throwing a red brick tantrum. It’s got limestone dressing like it just stepped out…
barracks374 ydExplorer Tom The barracks on Spike Island is simple and functional, which means it’s probably still hiding a secret message in the…
graveyard/cemetery399 ydExplorer Tom Graveyard or cemetery in Spike Island is where smugglers hid their best boots because they were afraid of ghosts and…
store/warehouse418 ydExplorer Tom Store or warehouse in Spike Island is made of high-quality brick and thinks Dublin tourists can’t handle the texture.…
Explorer Tom Burial ground in Spike Island has no account uploaded yet because they are still processing it. The island looks pretty…
Bleak HouseOfficer's house · 463 ydExplorer Tom Bleak House is on Spike Island, where local legend says a giant once sneezed so hard he blew the slate roof off. It’s a…
Explorer Tom Haulbowline Island Amenity Park had a brief stint where a particularly confident fox took charge of the whole operation…
Explorer Tom Rocky Island would survive a zombie attack just by standing there looking unappetisingly stony and hard to bite. Spot…
Explorer Tom Haulbowline has changed jobs more often than I change my mind. Haulbowline has fitted an extraordinary number of jobs…
Explorer Tom Barracks in Haulbowline Island saw a dramatic event where a rat stole a general’s medal. It’s on an island, so the only…
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