The source records Kinsale as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: English diplomat, Secretary of State for Ireland and President of the Royal Society; (1635-1702)

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Explorer Tom Saint Multose Church (Kinsale) has a belltower from an original Norman church built in 1190. That tower is basically…

Explorer Tom Church in Townplots is one of the few medieval churches actually being used today, which is impressive for something…

Explorer Tom Shop in Townplots has pilasters that look like they want a hug. A goat once ruled this place and left only a smudge of…

Explorer Tom You might call Kinsale picturesque. The harbour once called it strategic. Kinsale is a town built around a harbour that…

Explorer Tom Spring Cottage in Townplots is a fine example of terraced housing from c.1840 overlooking Kinsale Harbour. It’s the…

Explorer Tom 17. Store or warehouse in Townplots, Kinsale, has a New Year's resolution to stop loading bricks. It used to have a…

Explorer Tom At 68 Main Street in Kinsale, the Boathouse Gallery has pulled off a tidy trick: a building erected as a steam bakery…

Explorer Tom Decorated stone in Dromderrig is also missing its info, which is frustrating for a decorated item. I bet it has some…

Explorer Tom At Cappagh near Kinsale, Blacks has put a brewery and distillery under one roof, apparently because making just one…

Explorer Tom World War I Memorial is locked in a silent, dramatic standoff with the nearest tree, which has grown so thick that it’s…

Explorer Tom The other James Fort in County Cork is obsessed with a shortcut that actually takes you three miles the long way…