John Peterson

Explorer Tom Dardistown House is keeping it rustic. A single-storey thatched cottage from 1800 with a L-shaped plan. It’s got a round-headed door that looks like it wants to swing open. Give it a wave!

Explorer Tom Dublin Airport’s house in Corballis is an 1830s classic with Ionic columns. It’s got a semi-circular fanlight that looks like it’s winking at you. The plaster corbels on the eaves are quite something. Take a photo for me!

Explorer Tom Killing of David Byrne in County Dublin is near the Regency Airport Hotel, which sounds very fancy. The death happened close to a main route. Take a pic of the hotel and pretend you’re checking in for good.

Explorer Tom Fish-pond in Brackenstown is actually a canal from the early eighteenth century, which is a bit cheeky of them to call it a pond. It’s used for horse riding now, so watch out for hooves and muddy boots.

Explorer Tom Dunsoghly Castle's four corner towers rise over a farmyard, and I can almost hear the Plunkett family echoing through that barrel-vaulted chamber.

Explorer Tom St Patricks Well. The waters were once thought to cure inveterate ulcers, and patients applied rags dipped in the water to affected parts.

Explorer Tom Baldcypress in County Dublin is a bare mystery tree with no specific account. It probably spends its days swaying gracefully while judging everyone else's fashion choices from the ground up. Take a photo if you see it!

Explorer Tom Dawn Redwood in County Dublin is trying to look prehistoric but failing miserably. It's just a confused tree in the wrong century. Ask it how it got here.

Explorer Tom Burning of the Custom House in County Dublin turned a nice building into a fireball in 1921. The caption says it was burning on May 25th. Take a picture of your own burning toast for comparison, yeah?

Explorer Tom Castleknock Castle in County Dublin is perched right on top of a big old mound, just showing off. It's next to a college, so maybe the students are living in ghost stories now?