The source records Castletownroche 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: Irish historian and writer (1846–1928)

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Explorer Tom The Close in Castletownroche has a Victorian cast-iron fountain and walled garden that scream 'old money'. It’s got…

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Sleemana has been flattened by modern development and time. It used to be a raised…

Explorer Tom Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Castletownroche was damaged by fire but reconstructed using much of the…

Explorer Tom The Water pump in Castletownroche holds a long grudge against the weather because it always seems to rust when it’s not…

Explorer Tom Riverview House in Castletownroche is sitting at the top of an incline, looking down its nose at everyone else on…

Explorer Tom J. Hogan is the house-and-shop combo that knows exactly what it is and doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone. The…

Explorer Tom Store or warehouse in Sleemana has an eccentric plan because it sits on a corner and likes showing off. The painted…

Explorer Tom Rockview in Castletownroche suspects the postman is trying to steal its classical doorcase every time it delivers a…

Explorer Tom Spire View in Castletownroche once hosted a dramatic incident where a chandelier fell, but the family insists it was…

Explorer Tom Enclosure in Ballyhimock is an incomplete cropmark that looks like someone started drawing a circle and ran out of…

Explorer Tom Castle in Castlewidenham is an Anglo-Norman relic tucked into a later building on a limestone promontory. A circular…