Ida park, County Laois | Discover Alone

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Map note: The map marks Ida park as a park in County Laois, Ireland. It made the map, and that is an invitation to be curious.

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Computer-made picture. It does not show this mountain top.
Christian Pirkl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Sarah777, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Rockview HouseHouse · 404 yd

Explorer Tom Rockview House sparked a parish argument back in 1860 about who owned the best view, and nobody won. The stable complex still smells of old hay and stubbornness. Perfect detour when the satnav has a meltdown.

Graveyard (Disused)Burial ground · 940 ydComputer-made picture

Explorer Tom Graveyard (Disused) in Boghlone has no church, just headstones that post-date 1700 and a mysterious lack of tradition. It probably hums old songs because nobody is around to tell it to stop. Practise your Irish on it, it won't correct you.

KinsellaHouse · 965 yd

Explorer Tom Kinsella in County Laois is a circular house with a conical roof that claims a hidden tunnel leads straight to the pub. It lost its windows but kept its eccentricity, standing out like a sore thumb in the estate. Sit on a wall nearby and wait for it to whisper directions to the bar.

Portlaoise CourthouseMemorial · 1556 yd

Burial in Borris LittleBurial · 1573 ydComputer-made picture

Explorer Tom Burial in Borris Little involves a priest who lost a bet about where exactly the old gaol’s cellar ended up. Trench three produced evidence of cellars, which is way more interesting than most dinner conversations. Look up, the best bit is always higher than you think.