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Attached five-bay double-height rubble stone building, c.1850, originally detached. Renovated and extended, c.1980, comprising single-bay double-height lower flat-roofed end bay to right (south-west) on a canted plan incorporating fabric of former boundary wall. Hipped roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. No rainwater…
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From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11816092
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unknown16 ydExplorer Tom Historic building in Monasterevin is strutting down Drogheda Street like it invented industrial chic. Some local once wrote a poem about its brickwork that made the horse cry. Find a local and ask them for the second verse before you go.
post box26 ydExplorer Tom Post box in Monasterevin is proud of its Victorian roots even though it’s just cast iron on a wall. It thinks it’s more important than the cars parked next to it. Go on, count the windows and then pretend you understood something.
gates/railings/walls27 ydExplorer Tom Gates in Monasterevin are where a priest once lost a bet involving a bottle of whiskey and a very stubborn mule. The wall never let him forget that loss. Ideal place to rehearse a dramatic entrance.
The MalthouseStore/warehouse · 30 ydExplorer Tom The Malthouse in Monasterevin was built for drying grain, but it looks like it’s waiting for a bishop who refused to visit because he didn’t like the smell. Bring your own legend, I promise this place has more stories than you can count.
water pump37 yd
European Yew570 ydExplorer Tom European Yew in County Kildare refuses to fall down because it’s waiting for someone to owe it an apology. It’s been stubborn for centuries. Stand still and listen, the wind tells it better than me.
Lea Castle (in ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 3.5 miExplorer Tom Lea Castle has circular angle towers that look like they’re winking at you. A fox took charge last Tuesday and seemed to enjoy the view. Tell it a joke, it's been a long time since anyone did.
Church (in Ruins), GraveyardChurch · 4.1 mi
Wych Elm4.5 miExplorer Tom Wych Elm in County Laois is playing hide-and-seek with me. Locals swear if you tickle its trunk, it grants a wish, but only if you don't look. Dare you to say hello to it out loud?
Round Tower6.4 miExplorer Tom Round Tower in Kildare would tell Saint Patrick to stop checking his phone so often. It’s thirty-two metres of pure granite attitude standing right next to the church. Walk past slowly like you're in a film.
St. Brigids CathedralCathedral · 6.5 miExplorer Tom St. Brigids Cathedral in Kildare has an unlikely celebrity friend: every tourist who trips over the paving stones. It’s limestone, square-crossing, and absolutely refuses to be subtle. Look up, the best bit is always higher than you think.
IndicatedCastle, motte · 11 miExplorer Tom Castle in Ballyshannon Demesne is a conical mound with a tree on top, looking like a giant mushroom that gave up on fruit. It handles nosey neighbours by staying quiet. If it rains, blame me.
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