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- The Gentleman's Magazine (1789); artist unrecorded, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this garden.
- Superchilum, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Pymouss44, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Architecture of Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- David Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Explorer Tom Robswalls Castle is hiding behind a Victorian residence on the coast road, like a shy actor refusing to take a bow. It has stepped battlements and a vaulted ground floor that probably smells like old secrets and regret. Leave nothing but footprints and a bad pun.
Children's playground396 ydComputer-made picture. It does not show this playground.Explorer Tom Another Children's playground in County Dublin that looks suspiciously like a crime scene from 1994. The bench might be cursed, so sit carefully. Tell me if you hear any whispering!
Explorer Tom Ucd Campus Services in County Dublin is busy with students. They’re probably lost trying to find the library again, so just wave at them and keep walking.
CluanógGarden · 466 ydComputer-made picture. It does not show this garden.Explorer Tom Cluanóg Garden in County Dublin is growing flowers that taste like nostalgia. A gardener’s diary entry from 1920 mentions a secret path to the moon. Find the red gate and see where it leads for me!
Explorer Tom Ucd Sign in County Dublin is just a sign, really. It stands there looking confident, but it doesn’t know where you are or where you need to go.
Oriental plane733 ydExplorer Tom Oriental plane in County Dublin has a ghost that is far too lazy to haunt it properly. The light changes here are actually pretty decent, though. Stick around for the light changing, it's a show.
Explorer Tom This 1916 Rising spot features a young female fighter from the GPO telling her story. Nine Arches sounds like a great place to hide.
Central Mental HospitalHospital/infirmary · 1441 ydExplorer Tom Central Mental Hospital is a massive asylum from 1847 in Churchtown Lower. It follows a cellular model with a Tudor Revival frontispiece that looks like it wants to tell you your secrets. Don’t knock too loudly!
Hybrid strawberry tree1462 ydExplorer Tom Hybrid Strawberry Tree in County Dublin gave up sugar for Lent, which is ironic given it’s literally a strawberry tree. It’s being very serious about its fasting while looking like it wants to eat a biscuit. Go back in winter, it's a different animal when the berries are gone.
Clonskeagh BridgeBridge · 1620 ydExplorer Tom Clonskeagh Bridge in County Dublin replaced an older one from 1655, but it looks like it had a bit of a facelift over time. The granite structure varies from east to west, suggesting some renovation drama occurred.
Explorer Tom Clonskeagh Castle in County Dublin used to be called Roebuck and belonged to a United Irishman ironfounder. History says it was still being fixed up back in 1789, so it has plenty of drama.
Merrion StrandBeach / strand · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Merrion Strand in County Dublin has 'Cockle Lake' in its description. Tell the lake it’s not really a lake, it’s just a very stubborn puddle that refuses to leave at low tide.
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