The Enchanted Trees

Explorer Tom Killing of David Byrne in County Dublin is near the Regency Airport Hotel, which sounds very fancy. The death happened…

Explorer Tom Highfield Hospital was originally called the Lunatic Asylum on the maps, which makes me wonder if the building still…

Explorer Tom Post box on Swords Road is having a feud with the next village over who has the ugliest ironwork, and it’s winning…

Explorer Tom Church of the Holy Child had a feud with the next village over something daft, maybe who got the better pie at the fair…

Explorer Tom Water tower on Hampstead Avenue is basically a brick castle for water, now playing house because it got lonely. It's…

Explorer Tom Hillside Farm was built by a psychiatrist, so of course the house has some deep psychological issues. It replaced an…

Explorer Tom Elmhurst Nursing Home on Hampstead Avenue was designed by Thomas Drew in 1869. It used to be near a lunatic asylum, so…

Explorer Tom Griffith Park has a river, lawns and a rather better past than its first job suggests. The roughly 7.5-hectare strip…

Explorer Tom Whitehall College of Further Education in County Dublin used to be Marlborough Hall for fancy boys. It's grey granite…

Explorer Tom Hampstead Hospital in Dublin has a secret it would only tell after three pints of stout at the local pub. It’s been…

Explorer Tom Elmhurst is showing off its polychrome brick like it's wearing a party hat that never comes off. I heard a vicar once…

Explorer Tom Albert College Park began as a teaching farm, so I could walk through it and pretend I was studying very hard for an…