What is recorded here

Map note: Look up Large Island, a wood in County Meath, Ireland. If the name sparks an outdoor daydream, start with the map.

Large Island is recorded as a wood in County Meath.

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Explorer Tom Headfort House walls are so impressive they’ve got their own imaginary twin across the sea. The masons clearly wanted…

Explorer Tom Kenlis Lodge is holding a grudge against the wind, which keeps trying to blow its slate off. It’s got these angled…

Explorer Tom Kells Courthouse is an early nineteenth-century building with a chiselled limestone facade that looks like it’s judging…

Explorer Tom Saint John's Cemetery in County Meath was built on a bargain so good even the dead are still checking the contract…

Explorer Tom Eureka in Town Parks has a Tuscan portico that looks like it was designed for a Greek god, not a local house. A goat…

Explorer Tom Headfort Lodge in Town Parks is part of a fine terrace that looks like it’s been preserved under glass just so nobody…

Explorer Tom This Office in Town Parks used to collect rent for the Headfort demesne, which makes it look very smug about it. Its…

Explorer Tom Monument in Town Parks was built by the Headfort family, who decided to mix British crowns with Celtic knots because…

Explorer Tom Kells Town Hall, which used to be a bank, bragged about surviving a storm that never actually happened. William…

Explorer Tom Saint Colmcille's Catholic Church in Town Parks has a prophecy written all over it that never actually came true. The…

Explorer Tom Presbytery in Town Parks has an imaginary twin across the sea that sends it postcards about how much better its render…

Explorer Tom This Fairy fort in Cakestown Glebe handles nosy neighbours by growing over their garden fences. It’s a small, overgrown…