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Explorer Tom Site of Shanganny Castle gave up bread for Lent, which is a very specific sacrifice for a building that no longer exists. It’s just a memory now, sitting on a terrace looking out at the river with a shrug. Whisper a secret at it, it's kept worse.
presbytery/parochial/curate's house969 ydExplorer Tom Presbytery in Shanganny is stuck in a feud over who owns the view from the hillside. The local stone makes it look like it’s made of compressed gossip. Make a wish before you walk away for good.
Enclosure in SwiftsheathEnclosure · 1065 ydExplorer Tom Enclosure in Swiftsheath has a ghost that’s too lazy to haunt it because he’s already stuck in the mud of the Nore river valley. You can’t even see it from the ground, so you might as well imagine it’s a giant pizza base. Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted.
Saint Colman's Catholic ChurchChurch/chapel · 1095 ydExplorer Tom Saint Colman's Catholic Church is having a quiet rivalry with its neighbour over who looks more mysterious. It built itself like a barn to confuse the architects. Pretend it's yours and tip your hat respectfully.
IndicatedBawn · 1.0 miExplorer Tom Legend says there was a matchmaker working in this bawn at Foulksrath who paired off knights with ladies based on how well they could juggle apples. The walls are still thick enough to hide all the love letters and secret trysts that happened behind them back in the day. Best enjoyed with a bag of chips and no plans.
Saint Coleman's WellSpring · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Saint Coleman's Well in Jenkinstown was built by a guy who clearly thought he was doing a favour for the saint, but really just made a nice little hole in the ground. It’s got that classic 'I did my best' energy to it, which is more than most buildings can say about themselves honestly. If anyone asks, Tom sent you.
Jenkinstown ParkWood · 1.3 miExplorer Tom If Jenkinstown Park had to teach history, it would start with a dramatic pause and then forget everything else happened after Tuesday. It’s basically winging it with a straight face while the trees just nod along politely. Bring a map, get lost anyway, that's the fun.
Graveyard1.4 miExplorer Tom Graveyard in Kilmacar would tell a job interviewer it has 'excellent views' and 'great team dynamics.' It sits on a slope watching the river go by, feeling very important. Go now, before it gets famous.
Trinity WellSpring · 1.9 miExplorer Tom Trinity Well in County Kilkenny is bubbling up with secret pride over one specific potato it grew last summer. It thinks that spud was a masterpiece, even though nobody ate it or even noticed the green shoots. Ideal for a moody photo you'll pretend wasn't posed.
Mohil GraveyardArchaeological place · 2.0 miExplorer Tom Mohil Graveyard wants its tombstone to read 'Died of boredom' because there are so many stones here already. It’s a bit crowded for a quiet nap, if you ask me, with all those ancestors gossiping. Pick a stone, any stone, and invent its biography on the spot.
Cave of DunmoreCave · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Cave of Dunmore has an escape plan that involves crawling through a hole so small only a very determined badger could fit through it, which is honestly a bit desperate for a cave to be planning on. It’s just waiting for the right moment to bolt. Ideal place to rehearse an excuse for being late.
Dunmore CavesCave · 2.2 miExplorer Tom Dunmore Cave is short enough on a map for me to boast I could cross it in a hurry, then deep enough to prove me wrong. Its passages total about a quarter mile and descend roughly 46 metres below Kilkenny ground. Inside stands the Market Cross, a limestone column more than 5.8 metres high. The cave is also an important archaeological site, with records of violence in the tenth century; the people involved deserve a sober account from the guides, not a joke from me. Protected as a national monument since 1944, it began welcoming guided visitors in the 1960s. Check today's opening, tour and step access before coming, and stay on the visitor route. Look at the formations without touching them, however tempting the shapes. Stone has been working here for ages and needs no help from my fingers.
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