The source records Inchicore as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

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Why this person is known: Irish writer, poet, translator and publisher (1928–2021)

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Explorer Tom Grand Canal lock in Dublin 10 is the sixth one, built around 1775 for boat traffic. It has timber footboards and…

Explorer Tom Church in ruins, Graveyard. Le Fanu Park used to be this graveyard, now completely landscaped over. The foundations are…

Explorer Tom Ballyfermot Castle in County Dublin is now effectively a very well-dressed dog sitting on a ridge, barking at history…

Explorer Tom Bluebell Cemetery in County Dublin would order extra gravy and no peas at the chippy if it could walk. It has a very…

Explorer Tom Church. This graveyard has a stream running along its bottom edge, which feels like an unusual boundary for the dead.…

Explorer Tom Bluebell Church is all roofless and proud, showing off its stone ribs like it’s a skeleton doing a very dramatic ballet…

Explorer Tom The Mercedes Benz factory on Naas Road claims to hold the world record for the most bricks stacked without falling…

Explorer Tom Our Lady of the Wayside in County Dublin is a big red brick church from '68. It was built for the Bluebell estates…

Explorer Tom Post box in County Dublin is wearing a Carron Scotland badge like it’s royalty, but it’s just a 1960s mailman’s buddy.…

Explorer Tom Lansdowne House in County Dublin was built by its owner himself back in 1952. It’s a mid-century gem with a flat roof…

Explorer Tom Lansdowne Valley Park is a Dublin 12 green where trees and open ground give the city a useful pause between streets. I…

Explorer Tom Castle in County Dublin sits behind a monastery with a moat that’s seen better centuries, probably skipped meals for…