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Explorer Tom Liam Ó Maoilíosa Memorial in County Dublin is honouring a poet. He lived and died here. I bet he’d have some sharp words for my boots right now. Listen for his ghostly poetry.

Explorer Tom Milestone in County Dublin is standing guard on North Road since 1760. It’s got a triangular plan and some faded writing that says 'Dublin', which is basically the only thing it has left to say.

Explorer Tom Post box on Sycamore Road is a cast-iron pillar box from the 1960s. It was made by the Carron Company and has a shallow domed cap. It’s basically just a metal tube waiting for your excuses not to send a letter.

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 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 Ballymun in County Dublin is doing some serious redevelopment, mostly by turning office blocks into things that look like office blocks. It's a deprived part of Dublin, so bring a scarf for luck.

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 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 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?

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 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?