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engine house85 ydExplorer Tom Engine house in Palmerstown Lower is roofless and overgrown, like a giant's abandoned lunchbox. Built c.1830 from limestone rubble, it’s just a husk now. Give that old boiler room a wave if you can find it!
Palmerstown MillMill (water) · 85 ydExplorer Tom Palmerstown Mill in Palmerstown Lower is posing as an engineering workshop, but it’s really just a four-storey oil mill playing dress-up since 1825. Take a snap of those granite sills for me if you can find them!
worker's house87 ydExplorer Tom This worker's house in Palmerstown Lower is hiding a massive secret: they used to smuggle entire crates of contraband biscuits through the floorboards during the mill shift change. The detailing is nice, but the real story is that one guy got stuck under a sack of flour for three days. Look
Graveyard in Palmerstown LowerGraveyard · 119 ydExplorer Tom Graveyard in Palmerstown Lower is rectangular with memorials dating back to 1704. In 1955, human remains were found in a field nearby that are probably associated with it, so keep an eye out for any disturbed earth if you’re feeling adventurous and don’t mind a bit of mystery.
IndicatedBarrow, ring-barrow · 232 ydExplorer Tom Barrow in Palmerstown Lower sits on a hillock overlooking the Liffey Valley, and I have a feeling it has a secret talent for growing trees faster than anyone else. It’s completely overgrown now, so it might just be a tree-ring pretending to be ancient history while you squint at it from afar. The interior is domed and hidden, which makes it perfect for hiding from people who ask too many questions
Furry GlenWood · 678 ydExplorer Tom Furry Glen in County Dublin is sick of being asked why it’s called Furry, even though nobody knows the answer. The trees are just standing there, looking slightly embarrassed about the name while you try to figure it out. Find the date carved somewhere and feel clever for a moment.
National Famine WayWalking route · 1227 ydExplorer Tom National Famine Way in County Dublin has hidden messages carved into its stones if you look hard enough, but they're mostly just complaints about the weather back then. It remembers every single hungry stomach that walked this path while trying to find something better. Bring your own legend, I've run out.
The Royal Canal WayWalking route · 1237 ydExplorer Tom The Royal Canal Way gets picked on by the wind because it’s too straight and makes the breeze feel like a loser for not curving. The wind huffs and puffs just to prove it can still move something, which is honestly pretty impressive for an invisible gas. Perfect spot to practise your best tour-guide voice.
Castleknock CastleCastle · 1476 ydExplorer Tom Castleknock Castle in County Dublin has a New Year's resolution to stop leaning so much to the left. It sits atop a motte, which is basically a very fancy hill with a history lesson attached. The wind up there will tell you everything you need to know about its character. Toast it with a cup of tea and move on to the next.
Graveyard in Unknown TownlandGraveyard · 1523 ydExplorer Tom Graveyard in Dublin: Sitting under St. Lawrence, this old patch of dirt has been hiding medieval secrets while the church builds new walls on top. It’s like finding a skeleton in your sock drawer, except the sock is a century-old ditch. Best seen with a hangover and a sausage roll.
Oldtown WoodWood · 1624 ydExplorer Tom Oldtown Wood claims its unlikely celebrity friend is actually a very famous local pigeon who knows all the secrets of the Dublin Mountains beyond the tree line. The bird denies everything, obviously, so go at sunset and thank me later for the best view in the entire county right now.
Knockmaree DolmenArchaeological place · 1702 ydExplorer Tom Knockmaree is easy to miss in the vast Phoenix Park, which is cheeky of a burial place older than most of Dublin. Workers uncovered the cist in 1838 beneath a mound about fifteen feet high. Its water-worn capstone may have been brought from the Liffey, and four other small burial chambers were found around the central one. The tomb dates to roughly 3000 to 2500 BC. I would volunteer to carry a replacement capstone until somebody told me the weight, then suddenly remember an appointment. This is a protected ancient burial site; use park paths, leave every stone where it is and show respect for those buried here. Pause at the low ridge and imagine the mound at its full height. The park was old long before anybody laid out its roads.
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