Patience is a virtue

Explorer Tom Ballyfermot Castle in County Dublin is now effectively a very well-dressed dog sitting on a ridge, barking at history…

Explorer Tom Church in ruins, Graveyard. Le Fanu Park used to be this graveyard, now completely landscaped over. The foundations are…

Explorer Tom Post box in County Dublin is wearing a Carron Scotland badge like it’s royalty, but it’s just a 1960s mailman’s buddy.…

Explorer Tom The Bridge Inn sits right by the Liffey with a turret that looks like it’s trying to spy on the next county. I hear it…

Explorer Tom Sabine Terrace on Saint Laurence Road is a pair of semi-detached houses from 1860 that look like they were designed by…

Explorer Tom Anna Livia Bridge was renamed after a river goddess, which is a bit like naming your dog after a Greek god because you…

Explorer Tom Boundary Villa in County Dublin is facing the wrong way for a reason. It’s got slate hanging on the back, which is very…

Explorer Tom Bridge in Chapelizod is under the strict supervision of a terrier who thinks he’s the mayor of the area. The concrete…

Explorer Tom Church on New Row holds a fake world record for being the most confused building in Chapelizod. It used to be a…

Explorer Tom St Laurence's Graveyard in County Dublin is playing hard to get because it knows I’m just here for a photo op and some…

Explorer Tom Font in Deansgrange is a stone basin that has been splashing around since the days when giants might have actually…

Explorer Tom Bluebell Cemetery in County Dublin would order extra gravy and no peas at the chippy if it could walk. It has a very…