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- Joseph Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Grave YardBurial ground · 102 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Graveyard in Na Goirt Ghearra is a disused plot perched on a rocky promontory jutting straight out into the sea. It’s surrounded by drystone walls and 19th-century headstones, looking out over steep drops to the east and west. Standing here feels like checking your email from a very dramatic, wind-blown balcony.
Teach Pobail Naomh Cróine [Saint Crone's Catholic Church]Church/chapel · 142 ydExplorer Tom Teach Pobail Naomh Cróine has a map label that calls it Saint Crome’s, which sounds like a very confused wizard. I picture the ink spilling over and turning her into a pot of magic potion. Did the cartographer just run out of imagination for the last letter?
Children's playground608 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Children's playground in County Donegal needs a backstory, so I’m making one up right now about a buried pirate treasure. You can believe it if you want, I’ll swear on my life. Make up your own legend and I'll swear it's true.
Midden in AthphortMidden · 1676 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Midden in Athphort was reported to contain shells and fish bones on a sandy platform above Rossillion Bay. The survey saw nothing visible at that visit. Finds in an old report and a bare surface can both be true; I would like to know where the reported layers lay.
Slí Árann Mhór LoopOfficial walking route · 1702 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Slí Árann Mhór Loop is a seventeen-kilometre loop that will absolutely destroy your shins. Five hours? More like five days if you stop for snacks. Wave at the cows, they’re the only locals with actual jobs.
An Mhaoil CharrachMountain / peak · 1752 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom An Mhaoil Charrach is brash and bold, probably showing off its charrach while we try not to slip on the wet rocks. It's got that 'I was here before you' energy that makes you feel like a guest at a party you weren't invited to. Pop by and tell it it's looking well, just to be polite.
EarlysPub · 1.0 miExplorer Tom Earlys in County Donegal had Daniel O'Donnell play there! Tell them Tom wanted to sing along, even if it was off-key.
An Staca Mór [Stackamore]Beacon · 1.2 miExplorer Tom An Staca Mór [Stackamore] is a white stone navigation beacon near the channel to Arranmore. It may date from around 1810. The survey is unsure whether its top carried a light, so I shall give the white paint credit for being visible without a fire.
An tÍochtarIsland · 1.5 miExplorer Tom An tÍochtar is out here looking like it wants a nap, tucked away in County Donegal. Snap one photo, then put the phone away and actually look, because my eyes are starting to cross from squinting.
Inis Mhic an DoirnIsland · 1.7 miExplorer Tom Inis Mhic an Doirn has that 'don't touch' energy radiating off it like Wi-Fi. There’s a derelict building nearby that looks haunted by bad decisions. Mind the nettles, they're the real guards here and they bite back.
Cnoc an IolairMountain / peak · 1.9 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Cnoc an Iolair means the Eagle's Hill, or something similar, so act like a bird of prey. Flap around a bit, look fierce, maybe screech at a sheep. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous of your epic bird-like adventures.
Burtonport Loops - Lúb Cheann Bhaile CruaicheOfficial walking route · 2.3 miComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Burtonport Loops - Lúb Cheann Bhaile Cruaiche is a six-point-eight-kilometre easy loop that sounds like a tongue-twister for locals. The whole parish argued about its name until they forgot why they started walking in the first place. Bring your own legend, I’ve run out of them.
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