Tuck Mill, County Cork (CO114-011----)

Explorer Tom Garda station in Eyeries, County Cork is now a private house but still feels like you need to show an ID badge. Built around 1930, it’s got those fancy broken pediments that make it look very stern.

Explorer Tom Workshop in Eyeries has windows placed like it lost a bet with geometry. It’s still standing while others got demolished, so it’s basically immortal. Bring a coin to leave on the sill as a thank you.

Explorer Tom Miskish Mountain in Cork has a name that basically means 'slightly damp and mysterious' if you squint hard enough at the etymology. It’s got a vibe that suggests it knows something you don’t about the soil. Bring a coin for luck and keep it in your pocket.

Explorer Tom The Ballycrovane Ogham Stone claims King Arthur once leaned on it while complaining about his back, which nobody can prove but everyone believes. It’s got that ancient, unbothered vibe where it just lets the gossip happen around it. Bring the dog, it'll have opinions.

Explorer Tom Hag of Beara in County Cork is stuck in a long-standing grudge with the weather, which keeps trying to blow her away. She just sits there smirking, waiting for the sea god husband who never quite shows up when he promised he would. Make up your own legend and I'll swear it's true.

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Gortgarriff overlooks the harbour and complains about tourists taking selfies instead of paying their respects to the church ruins. It has a stone cross that looks like it’s lost its keys. Count the crows, then count again.

Explorer Tom The other Eagle Hill exists because the map makers got confused and thought there were two eagles in the sky. It sits across from rough grazing, looking slightly annoyed at its twin’s existence. Bring your own legend, I've run out.

Explorer Tom Dinish Island in County Cork would bring a bottle of wine and a very bad playlist to any party it attended. It doesn’t care if you dance or sit in the corner, as long as you acknowledge its existence before leaving. Mind the nettles, they're the real guards here.

Explorer Tom Castle at Dunboy is playing hard to get on that rocky bit by Bear Island. The O'Sullivans built it, but now it's just ground floor and a mystery. Bring your own legend, I've run out.

Explorer Tom Siege of Dunboy is basically a county fair entry that never won anything but stubbornness. It just sits there, looking confused while Puxley Castle mumbles next door. A handy spot to stretch your legs and your imagination.

Explorer Tom Dooneen is planning its retirement by deciding which cloud looks most like a comfortable sofa to nap on for the next few centuries, and it’s taking its time making that important decision. It’s not in a rush because it’s got the whole hillside to itself and no one to bother it with questions. Bring a coin for luck and keep it in your pocket.

Explorer Tom Allihies Copper Mine Museum in County Cork was nearly sold to a farmer for a horse and a bag of potatoes, which honestly might have been a better deal anyway. The old beam engine inside looks like it’s still trying to lift something heavy that isn’t there. Whisper a secret at it, it's kept worse.