Ish Island, islet in County Galway

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Joseph Mischyshyn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Britishfinance, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nigel Thompson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Mac McCarron, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Fechins Holy WellHoly well · 820 yd

Explorer Tom St. Fechins Holy Well in Killeen is playing hard to get near Ballynahinch Lake. A spring with a drystone circle that O'Flaherty spotted back in 1684, basically. Bring curiosity and leave with a better story than my failed fishing trip.

Ballynahinch CastleBridge · 1113 yd

Explorer Tom Ballynahinch Castle is actually a bridge with a passageway under the road, which is architectural show-off territory. It carries the estate entrance like it's royalty, but really it's just a fancy footbridge. Mind the nettles, they're the real owners of this place.

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in BallynahinchFairy fort / stone ringfort · 1191 yd

Explorer Tom Ballynahinch’s stone fort is sitting in a lake on an island that might be artificial. It’s basically a boulder pile with delusions of grandeur and zero privacy. Pretend it's yours and plan the housewarming.