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CamenabologueMountain / peak · 1653 ydExplorer Tom Camenabologue has a family tree that’s mostly made up of gossip and pure invention by local grandmothers. It insists its uncle was a famous actor, though no one can find the proof anywhere. Tell it a joke, it's been a long time since anyone did.
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.5 mi
Table MountainMountain / peak · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Table Mountain got its name because the map maker was tired and thought the flat top looked like furniture. It’s not actually a table, just a very broad, confused shoulder of the earth. Stand back, squint, and it looks like a castle.
Provost Crash Site - March 7th 1957Memorial · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Provost Crash Site - March 7th 1957 would tell you it saw a unicorn if you had three pints. It’s just a pile of metal now, but the story is way bigger than the debris. Bring someone who'll believe anything.
Font in LeitrimFont · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Font in Leitrim started because two lads bet a pint that it could hold water without leaking, and now it’s famous for being square. It sits on a modern plinth like it’s waiting for a better agent to take it somewhere glamorous. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous.
Artillery MemorialMemorial · 2.1 miExplorer Tom Artillery Memorial is planning on retiring to become a very successful garden ornament in a wealthy suburb next summer. It thinks it deserves a break after all those years of looking serious and important. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous.
The Old BarracksRic barracks · 3.6 miExplorer Tom The Old Barracks has a ridiculous smuggling story involving a wheelbarrow full of cheese. They say the RIC guards looked the other way for a cut of the profit! It’s got those original pistol loops and security bars, which is pretty rare. Check if any cheese crumbs are still stuck in the walls!
Old School HouseSchool · 3.6 miExplorer Tom Old School House in Knockanarrigan has a lifelong feud with the next village over who claims they invented the word 'educate'. It’s been extended so much it now looks like it’s trying to swallow its own tail. Count the new walls carefully.
Dwyer McAllister CottageMuseum · 3.8 miExplorer Tom Dwyer McAllister Cottage has had so many names it should just ask people to call it 'Cottage'. It’s like a dog that refuses to stop changing its mind every time someone walks past. Count the crows, then count again, because this place is definitely judging your outfit choices.
Battle of GlenmalureMajor battlefield · 5.1 miExplorer Tom The Battle of Glenmalure echoes with the sound of sheep complaining about the mud in 1580. Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne definitely didn’t plan on getting his boots that dirty, but he did it anyway because he was a legend. Leave nothing but footprints and a bad pun.
Wicklow GapMountain pass · 5.1 miExplorer Tom Wicklow Gap is that mountain pass that thinks it’s too cool for the rest of the range and refuses to wear a coat. Rumour has it a fiddler played there all night until the clouds got jealous and turned into fog just to block his view. Have a wander and a wonder.
Pedunculate Oak5.1 miExplorer Tom Pedunculate Oak in County Wicklow has an imaginary fan club that meets every Tuesday, but they never actually show up. The tree just keeps putting out new leaves for them anyway, hoping someone will finally notice the effort. Bring a flask of something warm and a story to swap.
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