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- Darrin Antrobus, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tony in dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- William Murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- BaronNethercross, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Airside Retail ParkVisitor information · 361 ydExplorer Tom Airside Retail Park has a New Year's resolution to stop pretending it’s an airport and just admit it’s a big car park…
water pump886 ydExplorer Tom Water pump in Townparks is missing a few pieces of itself. There's even a stone trough next to it that looks lonely…
St Colmcilles WellVisitor information · 998 ydExplorer Tom St Colmcilles Well has strict rules about who can drink from it, mostly because it doesn't trust anyone with a mobile…
Saint Columb's WellHoly well · 1002 ydExplorer Tom Saint Columb's Well in Townparks has a freestanding cast-iron water pump from 1890 that’s probably rusty but still…
St. Columbs WellHoly well · 1002 ydExplorer Tom St. Columbs Well in Townparks would order extra vinegar and salt if it could walk into a chipper, mostly because it has…
Glenview HouseHouse · 1028 ydExplorer Tom Glenview House has canted bay windows that look like they're winking at you from 1830. It's got a raised basement, so…
Old Borough National SchoolSchool · 1075 ydExplorer Tom Old Borough National School is a T-shaped charter school from 1810 where the builder was really thinking about how to…
school1083 ydExplorer Tom The school in Townparks has a family tree that I’m mostly making up, but I bet Frederick Darley designed it with a bit…
.jpg/250px-Round_tower_at_St._Columba's_Church_in_Swords,_Dublin_-148782_(33144575398).jpg "Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Swords Round TowerHeritage attraction · 1180 ydExplorer Tom Swords Round Tower heritage attraction in County Dublin was saved by a hero nobody remembers anymore, who probably just…
.jpg/250px-Belfry_and_round_tower_at_St._Columba's_Church_in_Swords,_Dublin_-148780_(40055235303).jpg "Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Round Tower1180 ydExplorer Tom Round Tower in Swords Glebe. This four-storey tower has a later reconstruction on top. It’s like wearing a new hat on…
_-_panoramio_(11).jpg/250px-Swords_Castle_(Near_Dublin_Airport)_-_panoramio_(11).jpg "Photo: William Murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0")
Swords CastleCastle · 1512 ydExplorer Tom Swords Castle was built for an archbishop, which rather ruins my idea that clergy always favoured modest houses. The…
Tower (in ruins), Castle and ChapelCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 1512 ydExplorer Tom Tower, Castle and Chapel in Townparks is holding a grudge against its neighbours over something daft like a boundary…
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