Newcastle Burial Ground

Explorer Tom Water pump in Ballynakelly is a cast-iron hydrant from 1860 with a lion’s head on the street front. It’s got a fluted…

Explorer Tom They say it took exactly four hundred cups of tea to build this post box in Ballynakelly, which is why it looks so…

Explorer Tom Ballynakelly House in Ballynakelly is still hiding its Anderson shelter under all that rural charm. Two lads once bet a…

Explorer Tom Saint Finian’s Catholic Church is basically the local influencer of Newcastle South, standing on its elevated spot to…

Explorer Tom Westmanstown House is a disused 1850 farmhouse with a pitched slate roof that looks a bit truncated. It has a stone…

Explorer Tom Saint Finian's Graveyard in County Dublin has a mysterious air that I absolutely love. It feels like it’s waiting for a…

Explorer Tom Newcastle National School from 1825 has one door on the back, which is a bit odd for kids who need to get out fast.…

Explorer Tom Well in Newcastle South had a bad poem written about it by a vicar who thought rhyming 'well' with 'bell' was clever…

Explorer Tom A cow once tried to buy this castle in Glebe by simply standing in front of it and refusing to move until the price…

Explorer Tom European Yew in County Dublin is having a massive drama with the nearest tree, probably over who gets more sunlight or…

Explorer Tom Cross-inscribed stone in Glebe was found cleaning out a rectory pond in the 60s. Two Latin crosses on limestone…

Explorer Tom Rathcoole Graveyard in County Dublin has a bit of history baked into its name. I reckon the ground remembers every…