NUMBER 496

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M.C.'s Summer odyssey included a stop in Ballymore Eustace in County Kildare where he found this one on Ballymore Bridge.

Below: The 'mark on Ballymore Bridge, Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare.

 

Above: Down these narrow roads the lonely benchmark hunter must go. Looking south on Ballymore Bridge with the 'mark at left.

NUMBER 345

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The 'mark on this beautiful old church - Saint Mary's, Leixlip, County Kildare - was supplied by M.C. It's one of those that has had a stud hammered into it at the apex. 

 

Below: The 'mark on Saint Mary's Church, Leixlip.

Above: The front of the church with the 'mark just to the left of the door surround.

NUMBER 334

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M.C. found this one on Pound Street, Leixlip, County Kildare. If it looks familiar, maybe it's because it looks like the one M.C. found in Maynooth.

Below: The 'mark on Pound Street.

Above: A view of Pound Street with the 'mark at left.
 

NUMBER 332

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Shed a silent tear for this one from M.C. on a pillar outside the Parochial House in Maynooth in County Kildare, because it is almost smothered in the tarmacadam that was used to surface the pavement.

Below: The 'mark outside the Parochial House, Maynooth, County Kildare.

Above: A view of the Parochial House, Maynooth, with the 'mark at the base of the pillar.

NUMBER 323

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Another unusual one that M.C. found on Parson Street, just outside Maynooth Castle in County Kildare.

Below: The 'mark on Parson Street, Maynooth.

Above: Looking into Main Street, Maynooth with the 'mark at left.

NUMBERS 80 & 81

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“They say that Nass is a terrible place

and Athy is just as bad.

But the worst town I've ever been in

is bleep you Kinnegad!”

Naas was far from terrible for Benchmarker as two 'marks were spotted during a short stroll along the main street. One is on the front of the Courthouse and the other is opposite and a short distance along on the front of the Bank of Ireland building.

Below: The 'mark on Naas Courthouse.

Above: Nass Courthouse with the 'mark on the corner at left.

Below: The 'mark on the Bank of Ireland.

Above: The 'mark is on the corner at right, below the metal railings.