Mallow Castle Deerpark, County Cork

What is recorded here

Map note: In County Cork, Ireland, the map records Mallow Castle Deerpark as a park. It made the map, and that is an invitation to be curious.

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Explorer Tom Mallow Castle Ruin is the site of a superstition that says if you throw a pebble at it, you’ll find your lost keys.…

Explorer Tom Mallow Castle garden has an octagonal folly with an acorn finial that looks like it's about to pop out. Saint Patrick…

Explorer Tom Gates in Ballydahin are part of a quay wall grouping that thinks it’s Mallow Bridge’s best friend. The seagulls say…

Explorer Tom Mallow Bridge has eight limestone arches over the River Blackwater, with four from 1712 and four from 1856. It’s got…

Explorer Tom Brookside in Ballydahin looks like it got lost on its way to a grander estate. The overhanging eaves are so dramatic…

Explorer Tom J.j. Joyce in Mallow has canted windows on two storeys that make it look like it’s squinting at you suspiciously. The…

Explorer Tom Bellevue House in Ballydahin is bragging about surviving a storm so bad it blew the hats off the crows, but nobody can…

Explorer Tom Mallow Post Office is singing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ because its tall windows and flanking pilasters give it an air of…

Explorer Tom Catholic Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord in Ballydahin was built for a bargain price that still stings. It's got…

Explorer Tom Allied Irish Bank in Mallow looks like it’s got a secret it’ll only tell after three pints. It’s got a limestone front…

Explorer Tom Bank of Ireland in Mallow is a classic bank from 1880 with a heavy cornice. It looks like it wants to charge you…