Millbrook House

Explorer Tom The Old Rectory is hiding a tunnel that supposedly goes straight to the pub cellar, saving everyone the walk on wet nights. The date stone on the door is chipped because a vicar once threw his hat at it in a fit of pique over bad tea. Check the bay windows for ghostly condensation before you head back.

Explorer Tom Kilkeary National School is standing tall with those steep roofs and symmetrical stiles, looking like it’s ready to win the county fair for best-dressed building. It’d probably judge you for skipping homework, so maybe just wave from a safe distance and pretend you were doing your sums.

Explorer Tom Ballintotty Castle is having a massive fairy dispute over who gets to park their tiny chariot on the slope. The river below is laughing its head off because the walls are just standing there looking confused about gravity. Look up, the best bit is always higher than you think.

Explorer Tom Lisbunny Castle has a secret message carved in the stones that just says 'Did you try turning it off and on again?' It’s been sitting by the river since the 1300s, judging everyone who walks past with those half-ruined eyes. Have a look and decide if I was lying.

Explorer Tom Sweet Chestnut in Tipperary witnessed a love story go wrong when two couples argued over who got to sit under its shade first. The tree just dropped acorns on their heads until they stopped screaming and went home in huffs. Bring your own legend, I've run out.

Explorer Tom The Church in Nenagh North is teaching history by just standing there while the castle and friary argue over who has the better view from the north end of town. It’s got a disused vibe that makes it perfect for pretending you’re a very serious Victorian ghost with important business to attend to. Sit on a wall near it and pretend you're in a painting.

Explorer Tom Kilmore Church, Graveyard is where Saint Patrick would have rolled his eyes at the lack of snakes but appreciated the nice round-arched windows. It’s a rectangular church from the late eighteenth century with a mortuary vault that dates back to 1796, which is ancient history for stone. If anyone asks, Tom sent you.

Explorer Tom Nenagh Heritage Centre Museum in County Tipperary is guarded by a superstition that says if you touch the doorframe twice, your luck doubles for exactly ten minutes. Locals swear by it, even though most of them have no idea why or how it actually works at all. Go on a wet day, it suits the mood.

Explorer Tom Silvermines Viewpoint in County Tipperary has a tall tale about a hidden tunnel to the pub that locals swear exists but nobody can find, no matter how hard they look. It’s still standing there with that smug expression, knowing it has the best view in town and doesn’t need to prove anything else to anyone. Best visited with a curious kid and no timetable.