The source records Rathfarnham as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

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Why this person is known: Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore (1871-1909)

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Explorer Tom Rathfarnham Castle watched a love story crash and burn right on its doorstep while the Loftus family pretended not to…

Explorer Tom Vent pipe in Rathfarnham would make Saint Patrick laugh out loud because it’s basically just a fancy exhaust system for…

Explorer Tom Rathfarnham Castle Park in County Dublin is guarding a castle that’s shy about being found. It might be wearing a…

Explorer Tom Castle Lodge looks like it’s guarding something important, but really it’s just a house with a porch and some…

Explorer Tom The Dovecote in Rathfarnham is a circular two-storey structure from 1770 with blind quatrefoil openings and nesting…

Explorer Tom Bullaun stone in Rathfarnham is now a font at a church entrance. It used to be in a Mass House during penal times. It’s…

Explorer Tom Loreto Provincialate in Rathfarnham has plasterwork with agricultural motifs because the original owner had money and…

Explorer Tom House in Bushy Park thinks Dublin tourists look like they’ve been dragged across gravel backwards, but it keeps those…

Explorer Tom Loreto High School handles nosey neighbours by installing low windows so they can see everything you’re doing without…

Explorer Tom The Mill House knows exactly how to survive a zombie attack: lock the doors, throw flour everywhere, and let them slip…

Explorer Tom Riversdale House in Oldorchard was lived in by W.B. Yeats in 1932, who raised money on tour to fix it up. It’s got a…

Explorer Tom Castle in County Dublin nearly got famous when Major Deane built his mansion on top of it at Terenure, but then it just…