House in Killusty North

Explorer Tom Sacred Heart Church is carving its face like it expects everyone to take notes during service, which is frankly rude. If it had to teach history, it’d just point at its own gable and say, 'Look at me, I’m the main event.' Keep your eyes peeled for that fancy statue canopy while you wander past!

Explorer Tom Killusty Bridge thinks the rabbits below are just using it as a communal lounge, judging by the tracks they leave on the rock-faced walls. It's all about skilled craftsmanship and a date plaque that tells a story nobody reads anymore. Tip your hat to those little tunnel-diggers next time.

Explorer Tom Clare Castle in Clare Beg is secretly incredibly proud of one specific potato that grew near its base three hundred years ago. It’s a hall-house on an island, which sounds like a very exclusive, slightly damp club for historical architecture. Bring biscuits, every good story needs biscuits.

Explorer Tom Loughcapple House has an unlikely celebrity friend who lives in the garden and never leaves. Those eight-over-two windows are doing their best to look mysterious while the double gates swing slowly. Dare you to knock on that ornate door, just don’t wait for an answer.

Explorer Tom Another Pedunculate Oak in Tipperary nearly became famous when a tourist mistook its shadow for a giant squirrel. It stood there looking smug while everyone argued about whether squirtails were real or just bad lighting. Look serious, nod slowly, you're basically an expert now.

Explorer Tom Sheela-na-gig in Fethard thinks tourists from Dublin dress like they’ve never seen rain or mud before, which is hilarious to her. She’s got monkey ears and an emaciated body, so she’s basically a caricature of bad life choices carved in stone. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face.

Explorer Tom A Persian Walnut in Tipperary is hiding a scandal that involves a very angry goat who refused to eat its nuts for decades. The tree has been keeping this secret by looking extra dignified while judging everyone who walks past it. Ideal stop for a big stretch and a bigger yawn.

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Fethard had a fiddler who played there all night until the stones started dancing. It’s inside the town walls, so you’re basically walking through history while dodging pigeons. Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted.

Explorer Tom Slievenamon is proud that it has a legend about a fairy queen, which is the only thing keeping its ego from completely deflating on a cloudy afternoon when nobody is paying attention to it specifically or generally for that matter at all ever again now really. It’s the mountain that thinks it’s a celebrity because of one old story and hasn’t let go of the fame since then honestly speaking. Visit

Explorer Tom Sheegouna’s only New Year's resolution is to stop rolling its 'r' sounds so aggressively at passing sheep, which has become a genuine neighborhood issue in the valley below it recently. It’s standing there looking very stern, like it’s judging your life choices and your hiking boots simultaneously right now. Dare you to say hello to it out loud.

Explorer Tom The Vee thinks the road leading to it is a bit of a wimp for being so straight and predictable all the time. It prefers to sit up here and judge everyone who drives too fast or takes selfies that don’t quite capture its majestic angle. Bring your nan along if you can, because she will absolutely know more about this hill than I ever will.