Gubfadda Island

Explorer Tom Ardagh Lodge in Ardagh ended up in the wrong place because someone misread their own map. It’s a yachting lodge that…

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Knockalegan is supposedly the site of a smuggling operation involving nothing but wet socks and bad…

Explorer Tom Forillan is the spot where a poet once fell into a ditch while trying to find inspiration, and he never quite recovered…

Explorer Tom Inishdaweel in County Mayo has stones that are whispering secrets to anyone who listens closely enough. I swear they’re…

Explorer Tom Burrishoole Lodge was built because someone thought a steward needed a fancy view of a ruined abbey. The Tudor style is…

Explorer Tom Post box in Derradda has an imaginary twin across the sea, probably drinking tea. It’s a wall box with George V’s…

Explorer Tom Inishturlin would cope on a reality show by refusing to participate and staring at the cameras until they gave up. It’s…

Explorer Tom Carrigeenaskibbole is sick of people asking if the name sounds like a made-up fairy tale because it literally does…

Explorer Tom Worker's house in Doontrusk smells like old wool and regret. It was built for railway staff back in the day, so imagine…

Explorer Tom Tomb in Carrowkeel is wedged into an altar like it paid rent. If a zombie horde rolled in, this limestone box would…

Explorer Tom Burrishoole Cemetery almost got famous when a tourist mistook it for an abandoned shopping mall, which was hilarious to…

Explorer Tom Burrishole Abbey Walk is famous for a tunnel that supposedly goes straight to the local pub, but nobody has found it…