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- Nico Kaiser, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- Jonathan Billinger, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Smirkybec, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- VisionsofthePast, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Age Bosma, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- liam murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this walking route.
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Burkhard Mücke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Courthouse in CarlowCourthouse · 629 ydExplorer Tom The Courthouse in Carlow was originally just a hall opposite the castle where they decided who owed money to whom. It probably still smells of old ink and bad decisions. Mind the nettles, they’re the real guards here.
Ecclesiastical site in CarlowEcclesiastical site · 629 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Ecclesiastical site in Carlow is basically a rumor with a postcode. An early Christian monastery used to be here, but now there are no traces left, just the wind picking on the grass. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face to prove you were here.
Battle of CarlowBattle · 710 ydExplorer Tom Battle of Carlow is where the history books got their first concussion. I bet some fairy was fighting over parking rights back then. Have a look and decide if I was lying.
Carlow County MuseumMuseum · 741 ydExplorer Tom Carlow County Museum is packed with local lore, featuring a pulpit from Carlow Cathedral on its first floor.
CastleCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 755 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Carlow is a limestone keep with circular towers, basically a stone donut with opinions. It’s seen better centuries, but still rocks the crenellations. Have a chat with it, nobody’s watching anyway.
Carlow CastleRuined medieval castle · 759 ydExplorer Tom Carlow Castle is a thirteenth-century ruin that probably thinks it's way more impressive than it actually is right now. Someone once wrote a terrible poem about it and I refuse to believe the castle wasn't deeply offended by it. Bring a notebook and write down the bit I made up about the dragon.
Pedunculate Oak1372 ydExplorer Tom Pedunculate Oak has caught my eye in County Laois. I bet a pedunculate oak with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
Killeshin ChurchChurch/chapel · 1510 ydExplorer Tom Killeshin Church is doing its best to look spiky and serious, but it’s just a tiny granite box from 1827. It’s on a reality show right now, probably arguing with the other churches about who has the better spire. A good place to forget your phone for ten minutes.
Rathnapish/Askea Slí na SláinteWalking route · 1584 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Rathnapish/Askea Slí na Sláinte is a walking route in County Carlow, connecting two areas with scenic views.
farm house1621 ydExplorer Tom The Farm house in Mortarstown Upper is a thatched cottage from 1855 that got re-thatched in 1998 because it was getting tired. Have a chat with it, nobody's watching. It’s basically a straw hat you can live in.
White willow1.5 miExplorer Tom White willow in County Carlow claims to be older than the concept of time itself, which is a bold claim for a shrub. I believe it because I'm tired. Find the date carved somewhere and feel clever, even if you just guessed.
Clogrenan Castle (ruins)Ruins · 2.0 miExplorer Tom Clogrenan Castle has caught my eye in County Laois. I bet a ruins with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
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