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The Old RectoryHouse · 559 ydExplorer Tom The Old Rectory in Carbury brags about surviving storms that would have flattened a normal house into dust. It’s basically a brick fort with a hub-and-spoke fanlight and a massive ego attached. Stand still and list
Carbury HouseHouse · 748 ydExplorer Tom Carbury House dominates the village like a king who never left his throne. The seagulls say it’s just a big fancy box with no secrets. Go before the tourists find out it’s just bricks and stone pretending to be grand.
Carbury National SchoolSchool · 1085 ydExplorer Tom Carbury National School has a family tree mostly made up of imaginary headmasters. It’s one of the earliest schools here, standing firm like a stubborn old uncle. Tell the next person you met a school that never left.
Derrinturn HouseHouse · 1437 ydExplorer Tom Derrinturn House was nearly sold to a man who wanted to use it as a horse stable, thankfully. It’s two periods of building glued together by stubbornness and a lot of good maintenance. Hum something sad because that poor old horse almost got a mansion.
IndicatedHouse, fortified house · 1508 ydExplorer Tom House in Carbury gave up its corbels for Lent because it felt too heavy. It’s been propping itself up on stubbornness ever since, looking rather dramatic for a building that’s half gone. Pick a stone, any stone, and invent its biography.
Explorer Tom Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity in Derrinturn has a superstition that if you count the windows, you’ll be stuck there till Sunday. It was built right before the laws changed, so it’s got some serious history vibes. Go on, count the windows and see what happens.
Ecclesiastical enclosure in ArdkillEcclesiastical enclosure · 1.2 mi
Horse-chestnut2.3 mi
Grand Canal WayVisitor information · 8.2 mi
Common Lime9.3 miExplorer Tom Common Lime in County Meath once hid a crate of smuggled whiskey in its roots during a particularly rainy century. The bark still smells faintly of rum and bad decisions. Go back in winter, it's a different animal.
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