Iskamillish Well

Explorer Tom This stone ringfort in Sheemore is dealing with a fairy dispute over parking rights that has been ongoing for centuries. It’s on a shelf at the base of the slope with thick stone spreads and facing-stones. Go in good boots and better humour, because it deserves it.

Explorer Tom Leabaidh Dermot is a cave named after a guy, which is what happens when you can't think of anything better to name it. I bet the mother-in-law who designed it had very specific rules about who could sleep in it. Have a chat with it, nobody's watching.

Explorer Tom Sheemore Ambush Memorial in County Leitrim has an escape plan involving a ladder and a lot of luck. The first owner never used it, sadly. A proper spot for a flask of tea and a big think.

Explorer Tom Breifny Castle has an imaginary twin across the sea in New Zealand that sends it postcards every Christmas, though they never arrive because neither place exists anymore. It’s just a spot near the canal where the MacRaghnalls used to be very important and very loud. Look up, the best bit is always higher than you think.

Explorer Tom Inishnagon in County Leitrim will tell you that it once swallowed a whole ship because it was hungry for salt. It’s still chewing on that story to this day, spitting out fragments of wood every time the tide goes out. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face, just in case it tries to bite.

Explorer Tom Rusheen Island in County Leitrim was the site of a love story where two guys fought over a boat and both fell in. The water is still salty from their tears, or maybe just saltwater, it’s hard to tell with this much fog. Linger, it's not going anywhere and neither should you if you want to feel sorry for them.

Explorer Tom Derreenargan Wood in County Roscommon nearly made the news when a lost hiker mistook it for a secret fairy ring and started dancing on the spot. It was mortified by the attention and has been pretending to be very serious ever since then. Take the long way round, it deserves the effort.