Temple Bar Properties

Explorer Tom The Workman's Club on Wellington Quay used to be an ironmongery warehouse before becoming a pub with a past. The brickwork is solid as rock, built for people who worked hard. Raise a glass to the old days!

Explorer Tom The Clarence Hotel in County Dublin sits on the site of Thomas Burgh's Custom House, which sounds like a fancy tax office for pirates. Bono and The Edge own it now, so expect music to be slightly louder than necessary. If it rains, blame the sea that used to be there before they built the hotel.

Explorer Tom Dublin Theatre Festival building is sick of people asking if the actors are actually inside. It’s just a house, mate, not a magic trick box where people appear out of thin air.

Explorer Tom This print works on Wellington Quay is a seven-bay monster from the 1880s that used to churn out tons of paper. Now it’s disused, which is perfect for moody photos. The shopfront and bay windows are still doing their best to look impressive.

Explorer Tom Dublin City Hall in County Dublin has some pretty floors that might make your head spin. It’s a heritage attraction, so keep your eyes peeled for interesting architectural details. The building itself is quite the show-off with its grandeur.

Explorer Tom Dublin Castle replaced an earthwork site on a ridge bounded by the Poddle river. It had a barbican gate and drawbridge right in the middle of town. Perfect spot to practise your best tour-guide voice, even if you’re wrong.

Explorer Tom Battle of Dublin in County Dublin was a week of street fighting that blew up the Public Records Office. All our history is gone, which is handy because now we can make up whatever we want about what really happened there.

Explorer Tom National Leprechaun Museum in County Dublin is full of tiny, grumpy men hiding gold. I bet they're charging you an arm and a leg to see them. Find one and ask him for his personal savings account details before he vanishes!

Explorer Tom Special Olympics Memorial in County Dublin is waving its arms at me. It’s a sculpture, supposedly, but I can't see it through the fog. Get me a picture of it!

Explorer Tom Cathedral. Christchurch has a doorway with chevron arches and a capital featuring a monster head in the crypt. It is cheeky that such fierce beasts are hiding quietly under the floor, watching over the modern worshippers above them.

Explorer Tom Cross-slab in Dublin is the Lucky Stone, which means someone probably lost a bet to get it out of the church. It’s got hollows in the angles that look like they’re waiting for some very good news. Get a photo with it before it gets a better agent.

Explorer Tom Bigleaf Maple in County Dublin is doing its best impression of a confused tourist from America. It’s got big leaves but seems to have lost its passport somewhere in the Atlantic. Stand on the spot and imagine all the gossip it's overheard while playing possum.