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Explorer Tom Drumboarty Bridge has three arches across the Eanymore Water, though the northern arch spanned dry land when surveyors recorded it. Built around 1860, it looks as if the bridge kept an extra arch in its pocket just in case the river changed its mind.

Explorer Tom Church of the Holy Redeemer has a bell donated in 1934 by the Revd. Daniel S. Sheerin for his parents. I bet he rang it really loud just to make sure they could hear him from wherever they were.

Explorer Tom Disert Graveyard is a D-shaped pocket inside two larger enclosures, with at least 34 low uninscribed grave markers noted across its centre. The account also records a striking custom: people took soil from near the altar because it was reputed to drive rats from houses. I'd keep that as a belief people held, not a promise from the place.

Explorer Tom Dolmen at Disert is supposedly where a chieftain druid went to sleep. I bet he cast a really long nap spell and forgot the wake-up word! Now he’s just napping under the stones, probably snoring in ancient Gaelic.

Explorer Tom Tullytrasna Standing Stone is probably just one very tall rock that forgot to sit down. It looks like it’s straining its ears, trying to hear if anyone is calling for help from the other side of the hill.

Explorer Tom Cloghmeen Hill overlooks the 'deserted lands of Cronagass and Meentacreeghan'. I suspect those names are what happens when a mapmaker gets tired, spills ink, and just stops caring about pronunciation.

Explorer Tom Carnaween has Diarmuid Ó Duibhne hiding in its name, at least in the old local telling. There was even a first-Sunday-in-June climb in the record. I would ask the hero whether he liked hills this much, but I would check current access before trying to follow him.

Explorer Tom Mill Park Hotel sounds like it’s hiding a secret garden or a very old mill wheel. Peek through a window if you dare; I bet there’s something funny.

Explorer Tom Donegal Town Hostel is right in the middle of the madness. If you get lost, just follow the smell of cheap coffee to find your way back.

Explorer Tom Killymard Old Church Graveyard encloses a church whose story changes after a bleak 1622 report: it was ruinous then, was later repaired or rebuilt, and remained in use until a new church opened at Ballydevitt in 1829. The earliest modern grave slab noted in the account dates to 1809. Two timelines fit inside one walled place.

Explorer Tom Donegal Railway Heritage Centre keeps the county's railway stories in an old station house, including the 1907 Drumboe engine and an interactive cab. I would begin with the engine, then try the cab to see what a driver watched. At last, a railway stop where I am allowed to stay awhile.

Explorer Tom Donegal Castle is a massive tower house that survived being burned, demolished, and converted into a Jacobean manor. You can still see the carved Brooke fireplace with its intricate strapwork and armorial coats of arms inside. It’s a proper architectural time capsule where history got very messy.