Holfeld Park

Explorer Tom Johnstown House has been around since at least seventeen seventy-eight, occupied by guys like Love Hiatt. It’s a compact T-shaped place that likes to show off its scenic views over rolling grounds.

Explorer Tom Marlfield was built for a secretary to the Lord Chancellor in seventeen ninety-four. It’s got a bowed portico and sat on the site of old Cabinteely House, which is quite the story.

Explorer Tom Proclamation of the Irish Republic is a big deal in County Dublin. It’s a memorial to history changing. The picture looks nice from a distance. Get closer and listen to the echoes of old speeches.

Explorer Tom Glendruid Dolmen in County Dublin looks like a giant stone table set for dinner. Who knows what prehistoric menu they were planning? Probably just rocks and dirt.

Explorer Tom Grange Church. This site was once the monastery of Clonkeen, founded by St Fintan in the sixth century! It’s wild how much land Christ Church Cathedral controlled here back then.

Explorer Tom Ayesha Castle is definitely making itself up a bit. The picture caption calls it Manderley Castle, which sounds way fancier than Ayesha. I bet it’s pretending to be something else to impress the locals!

Explorer Tom Three storeys high with battlements, this tower house sits in the bawn corner; look for that blocked entrance and spiral stair!

Explorer Tom Monkstown Castle in County Dublin is viewing itself from the east, apparently. It's a heritage attraction, so it must have some stories to tell. Peek over the walls and see what secrets are hiding there!

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Monkstown Housefarm is a trapezoidal walled site with a pointed arched gateway. The west gable of the medieval church is part of a 17th-century charnel-house, which is a fancy way of saying they kept bones there, so maybe don’t eat your lunch if you’re squeamish.

Explorer Tom Killiney Beach in County Dublin boasts views of Bray Head. It’s showing off its scenery. Remind it that a beach is for swimming, not just sitting around admiring other hills from afar.

Explorer Tom Dalkey Hill has been photographed by Irishpunktom back in 2004. It’s probably still posing for selfies today, so take a quick snap and send it to me before the light fades out completely.

Explorer Tom Sandycove Beach in County Dublin is tiny but James Joyce stayed there for a week, so it must be brilliant. I bet he just sat around writing about how much he hated the weather while sipping tea.