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Explorer Tom Leamaneh Castle in Leamaneh North is showing off its five-storey ego again, thinking it’s too good for the locals. It needs a better agent before it ends up in a tourist brochure, so get a photo with it first.

Explorer Tom Leamaneh Castle was built about 1480 as a basic multi-storied Irish tower house, later surrendered to Henry VIII.

Explorer Tom Dermot and Granias Bed in Creevagh is where two legends went to sleep and never woke up, probably because the mattress was terrible. Tell me if the gossip I made up is true.

Explorer Tom Carn in Parknabinnia is a wedge tomb that people keep calling a cromlech, which is annoying. It’s basically a stone triangle with commitment issues. Make a wish, it's had centuries of practice.

Explorer Tom Caherconnell Stone Fort sits four kilometers from Carran, and I suspect those ancient walls have guarded secrets for centuries now.

Explorer Tom Noughaval Church in Noughaval is playing hide-and-seek with me. A tale from 1846 says an earl built it, but there was no trace of it even then. Bring wellies and low expectations, leave delighted.

Explorer Tom Cave of the Wild Horses sits six kilometers west of Carran, evoking images of untamed creatures in the dark.

Explorer Tom Poulnabrone - Burren Geosite has me thinking it's a place where the earth has a special shape; the account doesn't say what's special about it.

Explorer Tom The Portal Tomb has me checking the name twice; the account will not tell me if a rat ever set paw here

Explorer Tom Poulnabrone Dolmen. Yeah, the big one in the Burre. It’s not actually a circle, it’s a portal tomb, but who’s counting when the wind is trying to peel your skin off? Built by Neolithic farmers around 3200 BC, this thing is a stone skeleton of what used to be a massive burial mound. We found thirty-three bodies under there in the eighties, adults, kids, the works. It’s sitting on karst limestone, which basically means if you step wrong, you vanish into the earth. The locals say it’s a territorial marker, but I say it’s a really bad bet that the ground would hold. Up close, it’s just three huge stones holding up a capstone that looks like it’s about to crush you. It’s desolate, it’s windy, and it’s absolutely brilliant. Don’t touch the stones, they’re older than your excuses.

Explorer Tom Inchiquin Island! A small islet with a name that sounds like it could be part of a royal lineage, what secrets does it keep in County Clare?

Explorer Tom Rock Island, with its rugged silhouette, stands proudly near Lough Inchiquin’s southern shore.