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Explorer Tom Ucd Campus Services in County Dublin is planning to retire to a nice sunny island with no exams. It’s tired of fixing printers and dealing with students who think they are the bosses. Go now, before it gets famous.
Ucd SignVisitor information · 396 ydExplorer Tom UCD Sign is playing hide-and-seek with me, claiming it invented the very concept of a signpost just to confuse the tourists. A local swears he designed it while asleep, but I suspect it's just a very smug piece of metal pretending to be history. Take a picture for me if you pass!
Roebuck CastleCastle, unclassified · 553 ydExplorer Tom Robswalls Castle is hiding behind a Victorian residence on the coast road, like a shy actor refusing to take a bow. It has stepped battlements and a vaulted ground floor that probably smells like old secrets and regret. Leave nothing but footprints and a bad pun.
Oriental plane586 ydExplorer Tom Oriental plane in County Dublin has a ghost that is far too lazy to haunt it properly. The light changes here are actually pretty decent, though. Stick around for the light changing, it's a show.
1916 RisingMemorial · 666 ydExplorer Tom 1916 Rising in County Dublin has a secret it would tell after a few pints: that some of the heroes were actually just very bad at aiming. It’s standing there looking dignified, but deep down it knows about the missed shots and the awkward silences. Pick a stone, any stone, and invent its biography.
Hybrid strawberry tree1309 ydExplorer Tom Hybrid Strawberry Tree in County Dublin gave up sugar for Lent, which is ironic given it’s literally a strawberry tree. It’s being very serious about its fasting while looking like it wants to eat a biscuit. Go back in winter, it's a different animal when the berries are gone.
Designed landscapeDesigned landscape, tree-ring · 1314 ydExplorer Tom Designed landscape in Booterstown is just trees trying too hard to form a circle for the neighbours' benefit. It would cope fine on a reality show, probably winning the 'Most Pretentious Garden' award. Go now before it gets famous and starts charging cover.
CastleCastle, tower house · 1584 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Booterstown is stuck next to marshland, which is a hell of a location for a 15th-century fortress. The Fitzwilliams built it on the site of an older one, so it’s basically a remix. Mind the nettles, because they are the actual security team here.
OutlinedHoly well · 1598 ydExplorer Tom Holy well in County Dublin is gone but not forgotten, sitting on the boundary of old liberties. It has a long list of former names and zero patience for tourists. Whisper a secret at it, it's kept worse.
Clonskeagh BridgeBridge · 1668 ydExplorer Tom Clonskeagh Bridge in County Dublin replaced an older one from 1655, but it looks like it had a bit of a facelift over time. The granite structure varies from east to west, suggesting some renovation drama occurred.
Central Mental HospitalHospital/infirmary · 1734 ydExplorer Tom Central Mental Hospital is a massive asylum from 1847 in Churchtown Lower. It follows a cellular model with a Tudor Revival frontispiece that looks like it wants to tell you your secrets. Don’t knock too loudly!
Merrion StrandBeach / strand · 1736 ydExplorer Tom Merrion Strand in County Dublin has a family tree that is mostly made up of lies and exaggerated tales about its ancestry. The local 'Cockle Lake' is just a puddle that thinks it’s something much grander than it really is. Go at sunset and thank me later.
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