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Explorer Tom Ecclesiastical enclosure in Oakleypark had a prophecy that it would become a famous rock festival venue, but the acoustics were terrible so everyone left early. It’s named after a monastery that basically vanished, leaving only a curve in the road to remember it by. Go before the tourists find out.
Tea Lane GraveyardMausoleum · 448 ydExplorer Tom Tea Lane Graveyard features a mausoleum where a fake royal visit happened in 1736 and nobody can disprove it. Katherine Conolly built it to remember her husband, but now it’s just a closed-up mystery with silver details. If you see a crown on the lawn, don’t touch it.
Celbridge Collegiate SchoolCharter school · 448 ydExplorer Tom Celbridge Collegiate School in Ballymakealy Lower was designed by Thomas Burgh to house forty poor children, which sounds like a very specific kind of charity that probably involved a lot of strict rules. A fiddler once played here all night long, and the walls are still humming with the melody if you listen closely enough. Take a peek from Clane Road and see if the ghosts are still practicing for
Celbridge LodgeOutbuilding · 602 ydExplorer Tom Celbridge Lodge is probably posting selfies of its stables on Instagram with a filter called 'Vernacular Chic.' It’s an outbuilding that thinks it’s a palace, serving as a backdrop for the whole estate. If it had social media, it would complain about the dust in its DMs constantly.
Oriental plane691 ydExplorer Tom This Oriental Plane in Kildare would win a county fair by just looking smug and dropping leaves on your shoes. It thinks it's a fancy boulevard tree but it’s stuck in the sticks. Look for the ghost, then pretend you didn't.
John McLaughlinMemorial · 779 ydExplorer Tom John McLaughlin in County Kildare would spend his lotto win on repairing the church roof first, because that’s what a true parish priest would do. He was Very Rev. from 1956 to 1966, which means he definitely remembers when the cars were smaller and the problems bigger. Find a local and ask them the real story, then come back and tell me.
CastleCastle, tower house · 998 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Newtown (donaghcumper Ed) turned into Temple Mills, so it's been a worker all along. On a reality show, it would just sit there judging everyone's life choices. Perfect spot to practise your best tour-guide voice.
Arthur GuinessMemorial · 1130 ydExplorer Tom Arthur Guiness is definitely hiding a biscuit tin somewhere under the grass, probably full of 18th-century chocolate coins. The legend says if you find it, you get free pints forever, which is clearly a scam. Look serious, nod slowly, and you’re basically an expert now, trust me.
Celbridge Union Workhouse, site ofArchaeological place · 1229 ydExplorer Tom Celbridge Union Workhouse, Site of was where a very aggressive matchmaker tried to pair off every inmate with someone who smelled like turnips. The site is mostly gone now, which is probably for the best because the stories are terrible. Give it a pat on the way past, it's had a long life.
Common Lime1257 ydExplorer Tom This specific lime has an imaginary fan club of squirrels who think it’s running a very exclusive summer concert series. They’re all in the top branches screaming lyrics nobody understands. Best seen with a hangover and a sausage roll.
Castletown HouseHeritage attraction · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Castletown House had a fox take charge of the kitchen for three days before anyone noticed. Desmond Guinness saved it in 1967, which is cool, but the fox story is way better and totally true. Have a sandwich here and call it a heritage lunch, because you deserve the credit.
Berkeley Costume and Toy CollectionMuseum · 1.3 miExplorer Tom The Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection would win a county fair with its fancy dress section and dusty teddy bears. It’s got that energy of a wardrobe that’s been waiting for a very specific actor to show up. Walk past slowly like you're in a film, because frankly, you should be.
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