What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO110-094
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Xx78900, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
Bridge HouseHouse · 38 ydExplorer Tom Bridge House in Coolfadda is right next to Bandon Bridge and has got sliding sash windows that probably slide a bit slower than they did back in 1820. Photo please!
Bandon BrBridge · 44 ydExplorer Tom Bandon Bridge has been crossing the river since 1778, widening up in 1838 because five arches weren't enough flex. It’s got those rusticated voussoirs looking like fancy bricks that went to university. Walk past slowly, like you're in a slow-motion film noir scene.
Bandon BridgeBridge · 44 ydExplorer Tom Bandon Bridge over the Gully has been widening itself since 1838 because it couldn't fit all the gossip getting across it. Best seat to watch the river argue with the stones.
cobbles/flags/paving/kerbing61 ydExplorer Tom Cobbles in Gully on MacSwiney Quay are high-quality nineteenth-century paving, which means they’re basically the VIP section of the street. They’re rare now because everyone else got replaced by something uglier and cheaper. Pick a stone and name it after your worst enemy, then step on it gently to show them who’s really in charge here.
Seán Hales MonumentMonument · 63 ydExplorer Tom Seán Hales Monument in Coolfadda is made of marble and limestone, commemorating a guy who got shot leaving the Dail in 1922. It’s set in an open square overlooking the bridge, so take a bow to the fallen hero and maybe make up a family tree on the spot for fun.
Bandon Methodist ChurchChurch/chapel · 72 ydExplorer Tom Bandon Methodist Church in Gully is showing off its Duke-funded fancy dress. The timber inside is so fancy it probably needs a hairbrush. Wave to the Duke and tell him his money bought us style, not just bricks.
Allin InstituteSchool · 78 ydExplorer Tom Allin Institute in Knockbrogan has got more mouldings than my ex had excuses. William Henry Hill clearly thought plain walls were for peasants. Give it a wink; the console keystones are definitely judging your outfit.
Bandon Post OfficeBank/financial institution · 79 ydExplorer Tom Bandon Post Office used to be a bank, which means it’s still judging your spending habits from the bricks. It closes off Bank Place with style. Send it a stamp if you pass by!
Riverside HallChurch/chapel · 83 ydExplorer Tom Riverside Hall in Knockbrogan was a Presbyterian church from 1847, now turned into apartments. It’s got lancet openings and pinnacles that are very neo-medieval. It used to be a school too, so I bet there are still chalk marks on the walls from angry teachers explaining fractions.
Earthwork in CoolfaddaEarthwork · 137 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Earthwork in Coolfadda is supposedly a Danish fort underneath a church. O’Ríordáin recorded it way back, but nobody seems to have dug it up since then. It’s just a theory buried under religious architecture and old stone slabs.
Children's playground188 ydComputer-made picture
BandonHistoric town · 190 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Bandon in Coolfadda is a town that built walls in the 1600s just to show off, but now only Christ Church remembers the good old days. It’s proud of its river banks and its lack of original buildings. A proper spot for a flask of tea and a big think.
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