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Explorer Tom School in Drutamon is currently fighting the next village over who invented the best potato recipe, which is daft but true. It’s now part of a farmyard, so the cows get homework done in the window frames. Wave at the timber sashes if you can find them clearly enough to see.

Explorer Tom Kilmount Presbyterian Church sits on a curve in the road like it's posing for a portrait. It was extended in 1924, so it's had a few plastic surgeries over the years. Bribe the vicar with a pastry if you want to see inside!

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Knockbride used to hang out with a famous actor who definitely didn't wear that hat, but he’s long gone now. The Carroll family plot is just stones pretending to be important, which is basically all of us. Go back in winter, it's a different animal.

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Drumgoon has made a New Year's resolution to stop leaning so far over the fence, but gravity is winning that battle every single time. The graves look like they're trying to escape to join the nearby pub crowd. Bring a jacket, it's never as warm as I promise.

Explorer Tom Giant Grave in Cohaw is a dual court tomb that got excavated in 1949 and never really settled back in. Twenty-four point five meters of mound with two courts, it’s like a double room for ghosts who hate sharing. Get a photo with it before it gets a better agent.

Explorer Tom Cormeen Glebe Forest nearly got famous when a movie director filmed a scene here but forgot to give the trees credit in the roll. It’s still waiting for its award and occasionally sways dramatically hoping someone notices its talent. Perfect place to be dramatically windswept.

Explorer Tom Welcome to Bailieborough Demesne in County Cavan has seagulls that rate visitors on a scale of one to ten based on how much bread they carry. I got a three last time because I was too polite to share the chips. Whisper a secret at it, it's kept worse.

Explorer Tom Bailieborough Castle in Crocknahattin once had a dramatic duel where two guys argued about whose turn it was to do the dishes. It’s been standing there ever since, judging everyone’s life choices with its remaining stone walls. Best seen with a hangover and a sausage roll.

Explorer Tom Brothers Graves in County Cavan would have a tombstone that says 'Resting Peacefully, Finally,' because being buried next to each other was getting really annoying. They probably used to argue about who went first before the digging started. Find the date carved somewhere and feel clever.