The source records Celbridge as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

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Why this person is known: Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian (1785-1860)

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Explorer Tom The Abbey National School in Celbridge has a map that says it's a castle, which is why the kids got so confused. The…

Explorer Tom Vent pipe in Celbridge Abbey would tell Saint Patrick to stop being so dramatic about drainage. It’s just an old pipe…

Explorer Tom Abbey Playground in County Kildare is locked in a fierce dispute over fairy parking spots, which has left the swings…

Explorer Tom Celbridge Methodist Church was designed by a mother-in-law who wanted every detail perfect, according to local legend.…

Explorer Tom The Abbey footbridge is just a bridge, not an abbey, yet people keep asking it about monks. It’s one of the oldest on…

Explorer Tom Bridge in Celbridge saw a man try to juggle fish on it once, but he dropped one into the Liffey. The stone arches…

Explorer Tom Bank of Ireland: Saint Patrick would have looked at this Classical building in Celbridge and said, “Great architecture…

Explorer Tom Gogarty in Celbridge is stuck between being a farmer’s home and a shoe shop. The marble lettering on the front is…

Explorer Tom Saint Anne’s in Celbridge deals with nosy neighbors by shrinking its windows slightly every time they peek through.…

Explorer Tom Finey House in Celbridge has a New Year's resolution to stop looking so serious about its symmetry. It just stands…

Explorer Tom Donaghcumper Cemetery has a local who swears he invented the concept of the headstone himself, even though he can't…

Explorer Tom Another mapped graveyard in Kildare has an imaginary fan club of very serious teenagers who write fan fiction about its…