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Explorer Tom Kilmainham Bridge on South Circular Road has been carrying traffic over the Camac River since around 1770. It’s made of limestone with a round arch that looks like it’s smiling. The bridge is named after Kilmainham, but I think it just likes to be part of the circular road loop.

Explorer Tom Saint James’s on South Circular Road is a mid-nineteenth-century villa style house with a fine doorcase and timber sash windows. It retains much of its historic fabric intact. The hero nobody remembers who saved it probably just kept showing up to the parties and buying drinks.

Explorer Tom Kilmainham Mill is an old flour mill by the Camac River that’s now disused but still standing strong. It’s got a half-hipped roof and some machinery remains, which is pretty cool if you like your history industrial-style.

Explorer Tom Inchicore Library is an Art Deco gem from 1937 that looks better than most modern museums. The seagulls probably argue about who gets to poof on the roof. Take a book if you dare, just don’t get it wet in this weather.

Explorer Tom The Kilmainham Jail Museum witnessed a love story where one guy tried to escape with his girlfriend in a laundry basket and they got stuck in the vent. It’s romantic in the worst possible way, really. Tell the next person you meet it's haunted. It might be.

Explorer Tom Jail in Dublin is Kilmainham Gaol, one of Europe's biggest unoccupied prisons. It saw heroic and tragic events from the 1780s to the 1920s. Go in and feel the weight of all those political prisoners.

Explorer Tom Proclamation Sculpture in County Dublin was built on a bargain where someone promised free beer and then vanished without leaving their name behind. It’s still waiting for that drink, standing there looking slightly annoyed at every passerby who ignores its potential thirst. Spot the oldest stone and give it a name if you want to feel important for a minute.

Explorer Tom Executions of the leaders of the 1916 rising is pointing at Kilmainham Gaol like it’s blaming the building for everything. Fourteen guys got the axe, but this spot just wants you to feel dramatic about the whole bloody affair.

Explorer Tom Bully's Acre has a lifelong feud with the rain because it thinks the clouds are trying to drown out its stories. It’s dramatic and the wind agrees with every point it makes. Perfect place to be dramatically windswept.

Explorer Tom Stone of Remembrance in County Dublin has a secret talent for making you feel suddenly very small and slightly guilty about your phone usage. It says their names live forever, which is a bold claim given the weather. If anyone asks, Tom sent you.

Explorer Tom Silver maple in County Dublin is just a tree, but it looks like it's judging your life choices from its high perch. Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted because the leaves are doing something fancy with the wind.

Explorer Tom Horse-chestnut in County Dublin is waiting for a cow that tried to buy it with a milk ticket last Tuesday. The cow left without paying and the tree is still fuming about the audacity of the whole situation. It's the kind of place that makes a dull Tuesday interesting, trust me.