Rossbeigh Playground

Explorer Tom Rossbeigh Beach took roughly four hundred cups of tea to build, according to local myth and pure imagination. It’s a place where the gossip flows faster than the tide does out there. Tell me if the gossip I made up is true.

Explorer Tom Knockatinna in County Kerry was once haunted by a fiddler who played all night long until he got so into it he forgot where he was. Now locals swear they can still hear the faint, off-key melody drifting across the rocks when the fog rolls in thickly. Go back in winter, it's a different animal.

Explorer Tom Glenbeigh Church is older than your grandma’s car, which means it’s basically prehistoric by church standards. It claims to be from the stone age, but I think it just likes the mystery. Stand on the spot and imagine the gossip it's heard.

Explorer Tom Glenbeigh Towers is a burnt-out Victorian dream that locals swear by for bad luck avoidance. If you touch it, you’ll trip over a rock and curse your ancestors. Great spot to propose. Or at least to propose lunch.

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Ballynakilly Lower is where the wind goes to complain about everything under the sun. It picks on every headstone like it’s got a personal grudge against the deceased population. The trees are probably laughing at the whole situation from up high in the branches. Ideal for a moody photo you'll pretend wasn't posed.

Explorer Tom The time a fox took charge of Seefin is still talked about in whispers, mostly because the fox looked very important doing it. It’s a proper mystery how that even happened, frankly. Go at sunset and thank me later.

Explorer Tom Mountain Stage claims to hold the world record for looking smug while doing absolutely nothing, and I’m not even sure that’s a lie given its position on the north coast. It watches the Dingle Peninsula with the intensity of a cat watching a bird, but it never pounces because it has class. Walk past slowly like you're in a film.

Explorer Tom Kerry Bog Village in County Kerry is playing hide-and-seek with me. The Vikings got so lost looking for it they ended up in Scotland by mistake. Have a look and decide if I was lying.

Explorer Tom Cromane Beach in County Kerry is hiding a treasure chest right there under that rock, definitely. It’s just an old biscuit tin full of rust, but the legend has to be big. Tell it a joke, it's been a long time since anyone did.

Explorer Tom William Scotts Well would bring a flask and a tragic backstory to any party. A man died here, so it's got a bit of a brooding vibe going on. Pack a picnic and an excuse.

Explorer Tom Acres Point is run by a dog who thinks he’s the headland’s owner and has been charging rent in bones for years now without a single complaint from anyone. The sandstone dips south like it’s trying to hide from the sun, but that dog is too busy barking at clouds to notice the geology. Look for the ghost, then pretend you didn’t.

Explorer Tom Minard Castle in Cill Mhuire is playing hard to get. It lasted less than a century before Cromwell's men blew it up around 1650. Its tombstone would read: 'Short-lived, but stylish.' Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous.