The Shandon Experience

Explorer Tom Store or warehouse in Cork City on Kyrl's Quay has limestone dressings that are basically the building’s belt buckles.…

Explorer Tom North Main Street Post Office is having a dramatic argument with the nearest tree, insisting its roofline is more…

Explorer Tom The Cork Timber Slate & Cement Co. gates are cast-iron piers with wrought iron that look like fancy art. They lead to a…

Explorer Tom Benedictus in Cork City was saved by a hero nobody remembers, probably because he forgot to tell anyone. It’s sitting…

Explorer Tom Leeside in Cork City is built on medieval ground, so it's probably judging your life choices from the foundations up.…

Explorer Tom Gate Cinema is pretending to be medieval with its dramatic entrance, but it’s really just Derek Tynan showing off in…

Explorer Tom Cork City house is sitting on top of medieval city bones, probably still dreaming about knights and jousting while…

Explorer Tom Bridewell Garda Station in Cork City was built in 1932 with a pedimented breakfront that looks very official. The…

Explorer Tom Post box in Cork City has given up sweets for Lent but kept all the secrets people shoved into it since 1890. That…

Explorer Tom Sunblind & Curtain Centre in Cork City is actually a former terrace of houses built around 1845 that now serves retail…

Explorer Tom Ipics on Coal Quay is an old house pretending to be a business. It’s one of the few early nineteenth century survivors…

Explorer Tom Quay or wharf in Cork City is made of limestone that’s seen more ships than I’ve seen good ideas. It’s got some serious…