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Cappagh HouseHouse · 2.6 miExplorer Tom Cappagh House makes a spooky creaking sound at night that sounds suspiciously like a ghost clearing its throat. It’s been sitting on high ground since the late seventeenth century, judging everyone below it. A good place to forget your phone and just listen to the silence.
The Old BankBank/financial institution · 2.6 miExplorer Tom The Old Bank in Glennamaddy refuses to fall down because it’s too proud to admit it’s broke. Its Italianate style is basically wearing a tuxedo in a small town where everyone wears tracksuits. Bring curiosity, leave with a headache from all that fancy stone.
Site of Killomaine Grave YardArchaeological place · 4.3 miExplorer Tom Site of Killomaine graveyard in County Galway is where the map makers clearly got drunk and drew everything wrong. They put it three feet to the left, which is annoying when you’re looking for ghosts. Toast it with a cup of tea and move on to the next.
Rook HillMountain / peak · 4.5 miExplorer Tom Rook Hill holds the unofficial world record for the most chickens lost in a single afternoon, which was actually just one very confused hen. The hill thinks it’s still on probation. Best enjoyed with a bag of chips and absolutely no plans for the future.
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Bawn in Glinsk (ballymoe By.)Bawn · 4.6 miExplorer Tom Bawn in Glinsk listens to what goes on inside the walls and probably hears the Burkes arguing about who left the light on in 1630. It’s a well-preserved semi-fortified house that looks like it’s judging your posture, so stand up straight or don’t bother knocking. It's free, it's odd, what more do you want?
Mount MaryMountain / peak · 4.8 miExplorer Tom Mount Mary is having a massive falling out with the next village over who keeps stealing its shadows for their garden parties. It’s got that Abbey vibe going on, but keep your distance, it’s grand for a sulk or a snog, your call.
Ballinlass Eviction MemorialMemorial · 7.2 miExplorer Tom Ballinlass Eviction Memorial in County Galway has a secret talent for making people feel slightly guilty about their comfortable shoes. It’s a quiet stone with a loud heart and a heavy history. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous.
Wych Elm8.0 miExplorer Tom Wych Elm in County Galway was supposedly planted after a legendary bargain where a farmer traded his firstborn cow for shade. It’s still waiting for the interest to be paid out in hay bales, which is why it looks so grumpy. Pretend you're a lost aristocrat, nobody will check.
Hawthorn8.2 miExplorer Tom Hawthorn in County Roscommon keeps getting picked on by the wind because it thinks being prickly makes it tough. The flowers look like they’re trying too hard to be pretty, but the thorns say otherwise quite clearly. Snap one photo, then put the phone away and actually look.
IndicatedRound tower · 8.3 miExplorer Tom Round tower in Carroweighter is constantly losing a rivalry with the ones in Kildare, which are way too showy for their own good. It stands there with its arms crossed, pretending it doesn’t care that everyone else gets the tourists. Count the crows, then count them again to be sure.
CastleHouse, fortified house · 9.0 miExplorer Tom Castle in Toberavaddy holds the fake world record for the most awkward L-shaped architecture ever attempted. Edward Ormsby owned it, but I doubt he knew what to do with all that extra corner. Tell it a joke, it's been a long time since anyone did.
Stone sculptureStone sculpture, aniconic · 9.3 miExplorer Tom Standing stone in Castleteheen is tiny and lost inside a rath, wondering why the Vikings didn’t find it sooner. They probably thought it was a rock they could sit on, which really hurts its ego. Snap one photo, then put the phone away and actually look.
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