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- Couriercollie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Architecture of Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Olivier BEZES, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rathfarnham Religious Society of Friends' Meeting HouseMeeting house · 792 ydExplorer Tom Rathfarnham Religious Society of Friends' Meeting House in Rathfarnham is a Quaker meeting house from 1965 with concrete frames and large windows. It’s functional design at its best, connecting two sections with a glazed bay. See if the gable window lets in enough light!
Lourdes Nursing HomeConvent/nunnery · 910 ydExplorer Tom Lourdes Nursing Home has a wing that’s Gothic Revival and another that’s pre-cast concrete. It thinks tourists from Dublin are just local ghosts who forgot their glasses. End this one with your own twist on: 'Take a peek.'
IndicatedMound · 1113 ydExplorer Tom Mound in Haroldsgrange is a tree-topped circle that’s part of a linear earthwork, so it’s like a dot at the end of a sentence. Locals say stepping on it brings bad luck or good cheese. Take a mate and argue about what it was for.
G. YardGraveyard · 1317 ydExplorer Tom G. Yard in Rathfarnham is perched high above the river with an impressive gateway. It’s got a grave-slab split in two, like a broken heart. A handy spot to stretch your legs and your imagination.
Nature RoomHeritage attraction · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Nature Room in County Dublin is described as a heritage attraction, which makes no sense unless the plants are really old. The photo shows a farmhouse room, so maybe they just kept some ferns. Check if any of them have started talking yet!
WhitecliffVisitor information · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Whitecliff gave up meat for Lent but kept the fish, which seems like a very reasonable compromise to me and I'm not even religious. It stands there looking like it's about to start a food blog but never did. Stick around for the light changing, it's a show.
Rathgar CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Rathgar Castle was involved in the Battle of Rathmines in 1649. Beranger drew it in ruin in 1769, looking quite dramatic. Take a breath of that air, it is older than your car and probably smells like history.
European Yew1.2 miExplorer Tom European Yew in County Dublin has been feuding with the rain since the last ice age or something equally dramatic. It looks grumpy, which is on brand for a yew that’s seen too much drama. Go on a wet day, it suits the gloomy mood perfectly.
Clonskeagh CastleCastle · 1.4 miExplorer Tom Clonskeagh Castle in County Dublin is famous for a shortcut that is definitely not a shortcut. Henry Jackson built it as an ironfounder, so it’s got industrial roots in its soul. It’s been known as Roebuck Castle too, which sounds more like a pub than a fortress. Look up, the best bit is always higher than you think.
Lebanon Cedar1.5 miExplorer Tom Lebanon Cedar in County Dublin smells like expensive soap and old money, according to Tom, who has never been there but knows everything. It’s trying too hard to be fancy for a tree that just wants to stand still. Ring your granny and tell her where you are before you get lost in the scent.
Austin Clarke BridgeMemorial · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Austin Clarke Bridge is named after a poet who probably wrote about cows more than he should have. There was a dance here that went on so long the moon got jealous. Wave at the cows, they're the real locals.
Éamonn CeanntMemorial · 2.1 miExplorer Tom Éamonn Ceannt’s memorial bragged about surviving a storm that broke every window in the neighborhood. It claims the lightning was actually just applause for its stoicism. Get there early and have it all to yourself.
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