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Why this person is known: Irish physicist (1725-1779)
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- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dirk Huth, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in KillarrivFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 218 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killarriv thinks the road leading to it is a personal insult. It’s sitting there with its arms crossed, judging your driving skills. Stop the car, it's worth the hazard lights.
Man-made underground passage in KillarrivMan-made underground passage · 218 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Man-made underground passage in Killarriv is just two hollows that might be graves or might be naps. Get a photo with it before it gets a better agent.
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in KnockatogherFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 567 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockatogher has a nettle-filled ditch that is the ultimate no-entry sign. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous of your adventure story.
Kiltullagh BridgeBridge · 647 ydExplorer Tom Kiltullagh Bridge thinks the road leading to it is a total mess of drainage schemes and bad decisions. Its rock-faced copings are just armor against the river’s insults. Have a nosey, police the view while you can.
Moated site in KnockatogherMoated site · 703 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Moated site in Knockatogher is a rectangular enclosure that looks like it gave up halfway through building the wall. It does weird stuff when nobody's looking. Wave at the cows, they're the real locals.
Structure in ClogharevaunStructure · 924 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Structure in Clogharevaun is basically a mystery wrapped in a field, so I'm guessing it's the world's most boring secret keeper. It ended up in the wrong place, like a sock in the dryer. Bring curiosity, leave with a better story than mine.
Children's burial ground in KillarrivChildren's burial ground · 925 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Children's burial ground in Killarriv has a curse that only affects people who don't wave hello first. We don't know much else because the files are as quiet as a librarian in a library. Bring a map, get lost anyway, that's the fun.
Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulChurch/chapel · 981 ydExplorer Tom Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Paul in Clogharevaun would order a chipper with extra gravy and no onions, hands down. It’s got Evie Hone stained glass inside which is top-tier art for a country church that just wants to be left alone. Make a wish, it's had centuries to think about it.
Man-made underground passage in KnockatogherMan-made underground passage · 1063 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Man-made underground passage in Knockatogher was filled up by people who didn't know better. A local hero saved it by crawling into it as a kid. Take a mate and argue about what it was for.
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5829605.jpg/250px-Castles_of_Connacht,_Dunsandle,_Galway_(1)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5829605.jpg "Photo: Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.3 miExplorer Tom Castle in Dunsandle is playing hide-and-seek with me. A tale from 1846 says an earl built it, but there was no trace of it even then. Bring someone who'll believe anything.
Turoe StoneHeritage attraction · 3.0 miExplorer Tom Turoe Stone has caught my eye in County Galway. I bet a heritage attraction with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
Children's playground3.0 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Children's playground has caught my eye in County Galway. I bet a children's playground with a name like that could keep me talking all afternoon; I'm already inventing a daft little scene for it, and I'll stop before it turns into history.
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