Regular readers to the blog will know that I had been complaining about the rubbish bins placed at the remaining entrance to the Famine Graveyard in Sligo. You can read about it here and here. I went down to St. John’s Hospital today and I’m delighted to say the bins have now been moved, thanks to all the other people who also complained about the bins. The main gate still remains locked so the only entrance is through the hospital but at least the bins aren’t at the gateway or alongside the stone wall made with stones from the former workhouse.

Thank you!! We visited in June thanks to your recommendation and those darn rubbish bins smelled.
They should open it during the day really cause tourists would be out wondering around & it will become more popular to go in then it was!
That happened to me! Thanks God Val was there and guided me!!
People Power… well done! It looks like too beautiful an area to be sullied by rubbish bins….
xx Jazzy
Great progress! Well done.
Great news! Next step is to get them to unlock the front door during daytime or, at least, to put a sign saying how to get into the graveyard through the hospital. 😉
Well done, Val.