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- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jonathan Billinger, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hywel Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Explorer Tom Fulacht fia in Coolbaun is an overgrown mound of burnt material that took about four hundred cups of tea to build, I'm guessing. It sits right by a stream, probably washing its guilt away. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face.
Modeligo HouseHouse · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Modeligo House in Moydilliga is a time capsule with pieces from seventeen-eighty and eighteen-seventy-seven glued together. It’s got a bow window and some serious architectural chaos going on. I bet it knows every old family feud in the area.
Kilmurry HouseGate lodge · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Kilmurry House gate lodge has cast-iron gates that are suspicious of the postman and everyone else who walks past. It’s Gothic Revival, which means it’s trying very hard to look medieval. Find a local who knows where the key is hidden.
Saint Micheal's Holy WellSpring · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Saint Micheal's Holy Well would say in a job interview that it has excellent reliability but requires very little supervision or maintenance from management. It’s quite proud of that actually, count the crows, then count again to see if they’re judging your performance like it does every single day.
Mocollop Castle (in ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Mocollop Castle has an imaginary fan club of ghosts who still argue about whether James, the Earl, died with dignity or just fell over. It vanished from sight, so I suspect it went to find better lighting on the other side of the river. Bring a flask of something warm and a story to swap.
Natural heritage of CoolagowanVisitor information · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Natural heritage of Coolagowan is a visitor info sign that knows too much about the local moths. It would spill its secrets after three pints of stout and a good story. Tell it a joke, it's been a long time since anyone did.
Sheanmore Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 3.2 miExplorer Tom Sheanmore Castle had a poet fall into the ditch nearby who wrote a very bad poem about the mud and his dignity. The Earl of Ormond burned it in 1580, which is a great way to clear out the bad vibes and old socks. Best seen with a hangover and a sausage roll.
KnocknaloughMountain / peak · 3.4 miExplorer Tom Knocknalough has very strong opinions on modern buildings and thinks they look like plastic toys. It prefers old stone walls that have seen some actual history and suffered properly. It rolls its eyes whenever a new house goes up nearby. Find the date carved somewhere and feel clever.
Holy Well3.5 miExplorer Tom Holy Well in Coole Upper has a concrete grotto on top of its roof. That's like putting a modern plastic toy on an ancient rock structure. Very avant-garde, I must say, though the runoff channel looks quite serious.
Coole WellVisitor information · 3.5 miExplorer Tom Coole Well is dedicated to St. Devlet, who apparently had a bit of an ego and demanded his own fountain. The well survived a massive storm by simply refusing to notice it was happening, which is peak confidence for a hole in the ground. Best seen with a hangover and a sausage roll.
Aghern CemeteryWood · 3.6 miExplorer Tom Aghern Cemetery is listed as a wood, which means the trees are probably too shy to dig graves properly. It would last two days on a reality show before someone ate a mushroom. Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted.
Castlebrook forestWood · 3.6 miExplorer Tom Castlebrook forest would be that person at a wedding who stands by the cake table eating all the frosting while pretending to look busy helping out. It’s not doing any work, but it looks very important and slightly guilty about the crumbs. Pop by and tell it it's looking well.
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