Tinnacross House

Explorer Tom That farmhouse in Myaugh thinks the road leading to it is an insult to its good taste. The high-pitched roof is just its way of screaming at passing traffic every single day. Wave if you can hear the grumbling.

Explorer Tom Tinnacross Bridge claims its stones are whispering secrets to the cows, which is probably just wind, but I like the sound of it better. Don’t let them tell you it’s quiet; it’s definitely judging your driving. Give it a wink from the road if you can see me.

Explorer Tom Post box in Ballysimon could teach us a thing or two about history if it wasn’t so shy. It’s got Queen Victoria’s mark on it, reminding us we used to be part of the British Empire. Glance at it from the path and imagine all the letters that never quite arrived.

Explorer Tom Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Ballysimon would win a county fair prize for best dressed if they allowed buildings to enter, mostly because it looks like it’s trying too hard to be impressive. John Kelly designed it, and it evokes comparisons with other churches, which is what we all want, right? It’s got that later nineteenth-century confidence. Watch out for the competition!

Explorer Tom O Cúipéir hosted a dance so wild the floorboards are still shaking from the memory. It’s got mud on its walls and a story for every window pane. Tip your hat if you’re passing by.

Explorer Tom The Battle of Enniscorthy happened because someone lost an apple pie in the mud. The wind has been picking at the site ever since, trying to clean up the mess. It’s still got crumbs on it. Sit on a wall near it and pretend you're in a painting.

Explorer Tom Enniscorthy Castle has had so many owners that I would need a bigger key ring than the town has shops. Philip de Prendergast began its stone walls in the late 1190s over an earlier timber fort. Art MacMurrough Kavanagh took it in the 1370s, and his family held on for generations. Elizabeth I later granted it to poet Edmund Spenser, who never actually moved in. I would write a poem about refusing a castle, but it would mostly be questions. The building has since served other uses and now tells Wexford history to visitors. Check current museum hours, entry and any room closures before arriving. Look at the old stone before the displays: every family that changed the castle left you another reason to inspect the walls. Spenser missed that opportunity; you need not.

Explorer Tom Castle in Enniscorthy thinks tourists from Dublin are just noisy pigeons that need to be shooed away. It grew around a manor that’s older than most of our current fads are. Grand place for a sulk or a snog, your call really.

Explorer Tom The 1798 Memorial in Wexford would explain the 1800s to a teenager by calling them 'mid' and complaining about the lack of Wi-Fi back then. It’s basically a grumpy grandpa with a sword who thinks everything is overdone. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face.

Explorer Tom This Enniscorthy spot thinks it’s the only battlefield with actual style, which is a bold claim for a field of nothing. It’s proud of its silence and the way the wind sounds like a ghostly trumpet. Bring a map, get lost anyway, that's the fun.