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- Aubrey Dale, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Oliver Dixon, commons.wikimedia.org
- Rossographer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rossographer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kirkistown CastleCastle · 2.9 miExplorer Tom Kirkistown Castle is pretending to be from 1500, but I’m calling its bluff; it looks like a weekend DIY project that…
Tower-house and bawn: kirkistown castle in KirkistownTower-house and Bawn: Kirkistown Castle · 2.9 miExplorer Tom Kirkistown castle in Kirkistown got lost by the Vikings, who were clearly not great with directions back then. It’s the…
Kirkistown Castle Golf ClubGolf course · 3.2 mi
Burial IslandIslet · 4.0 miExplorer Tom Burial Island in County Down is off Burr Point, which is the easternmost point of Ireland, so it’s basically the edge…
Kearney Coastal Walk, KearneyWalking route · 4.1 miExplorer Tom Kearney Coastal Walk is where the oystercatchers hold court and judge your outfit. Locals swear a poet once wrote a…
Burr PointHeadland · 4.1 miExplorer Tom Burr Point claims Ireland's easternmost mainland title, and I can already hear Cannon Rock offshore objecting. The…
Mitchel Park, John Mitchel's GAA, BallygalgetGAA ground · 4.4 mi
Windmill HillMountain / peak · 4.6 miExplorer Tom This Windmill Hill started because two lads made a bet in the pub that they could find a hill with no wind, which…
Glastry Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 5.1 miExplorer Tom Glastry Presbyterian Church bragged about surviving a storm that took out the roof of the pub next door but left its…
Two Early Christian Churches: Churches of Dere in DerryTwo Early Christian Churches: Churches of Dere · 5.7 miExplorer Tom Two Early Christian Churches: Churches of Dere in Derry has a New Year's resolution to stop leaning so much. Two…
Pherson's IslandIsland · 5.9 miExplorer Tom Pherson's Island is technically a drumlin that got promoted to island status after the sea level rose, which is like…
Church & Graveyard & Coffin Lids (2): Ardkeen Church in ArdkeenChurch & Graveyard & Coffin Lids (2): Ardkeen Church · 6.0 miExplorer Tom Church & Graveyard & Coffin Lids (2): Ardkeen Church in Ardkeen has seagulls who critique its architecture from above…
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