Harley's

Explorer Tom Goodness Me wears an elaborate render shopfront built around 1900, complete with Ionic pilasters and egg-and-dart motifs. Those fluted columns look like they’re strutting down Main Street in fancy trousers. I bet they’ve been posing for photographs all day.

Explorer Tom G. Barrett & Son has painted lettering on its timber fascia that looks like a name tag for a very shy performer. Built c. 1840, I think the fluted pilasters are just standing guard while the pubfront tries to remember its lines.

Explorer Tom Villa Rose is a four-star family run place on Main Street, which sounds suspiciously like a big, happy trap. I bet the roses are plastic. Snap a photo of the prettiest flower for me!

Explorer Tom Jackson's Hotel claims Joe Jackson perfected Irish Coffee there in the 1940s. That’s basically yesterday! Drink one for me and pretend it tastes like victory and strong ambition.

Explorer Tom Children's playground in County Donegal has that perfect angle for looking brooding while pretending you're thinking about philosophy. The swing chains probably rust into poetry if you listen closely enough. Ideal for a moody photo you'll pretend wasn't posed for the camera at all.

Explorer Tom Drumboe Wood is a riverside walk with harder history nearby: a castle once guarded the River Finn ford, and a memorial recalls four men executed here in 1923. I would give that stone a quiet moment.

Explorer Tom Castle (Site of) in Cavan Lower is playing hide-and-seek with me. A tale written down in 1846 says an earl built it and Squire Hamilton died there in 1710, but there was no trace of the castle even then. If you pass by from somewhere you’re allowed to be, take a picture for me. I’d love to see what the spot looks like now!

Explorer Tom Standing Stones near Cloghroe keeps two portal stones and a backstone in the survey account. Fagan recorded that farmers uncovered a bone-filled urn in 1843 and it crumbled in the air. One quick breath undid a very long wait.

Explorer Tom Gorey Hill stands in County Donegal as a mountain peak with its access details completely unknown. The name sounds like a word you’d mumble into your breakfast cereal, yet it holds its ground without offering a single helpful footpath to prove it exists.

Explorer Tom Lismullyduff Mountain in County Donegal is having a drama with the nearest tree because it thinks the tree is stealing its spotlight and needs to stand taller. It’s a petty feud that has been going on for decades. Tell it a joke, it's been a long time since anyone did honestly.

Explorer Tom Site of Castle in Killygordon was once Manus O'Donnell's stronghold, but he got kicked out by an English force during a rebellion. The king then gave the estate to Captain Mansfield, who built a three-storey house and bawn there by 1622. There’s no visible trace left now, just the story of a place changing hands from Irish lords to English officers.

Explorer Tom Garvagh Pullans Court Tomb is a bit of a straddler, with part of its stones technically in Northern Ireland. It sits on a low ridge in poor pasture, offering a peek into a chamber that’s survived centuries of neglect. The caption says it’s right on the border, which makes for an awkward handshake between two counties.