I had a blog post up of the Sligo parades and some other events, but I see people clicking on posts from previous years, listing the Leitrim and Roscommon parades. So, I decided to add all the times and locations here. Sunday, March 17th. Sligo The Sligo town St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at 12... Continue Reading →
The Mill Apartments, Ballisodare, Sligo – Revisited
It’s hard to believe that we are in the midst of a housing crisis and yet in Ballisodare there is an apartment block that has been sitting empty for years. I’ve read several articles that state there are between 60 – 80 apartments, it’s hard to find out the correct number, but surely that could... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Here we are again on another Sunday. It’s been a bit of a week to say the least. The weather has been kind though, mainly dry, no snow, and even some sunshine. Today in Ireland and the UK is Mother’s Day, it’ll be a quiet enough day for me and I’m happy about that, I... Continue Reading →
St. Patrick’s Day Parades in County Sligo
St. Patrick's Day is on Sunday, March 17th, and there are parades taking place in seven locations in County Sligo. All the times are below: The Sligo town St. Patrick's Day Parade starts at 12 noon Grange parade 2pm "Two Village" St. Patrick's Day Parade will be on SUNDAY 17th March starting at: 1pm in... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It's the first Sunday in March, and the month certainly came in like a lion, as most of Ireland woke up to snow on Friday. Some places were badly hit, I saw images of lorries struggling to get uphill, and schools were closed in some areas. It wasn’t too bad here, and the snow just... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It doesn’t seem like five minutes ago since I wrote the last Sunday Thoughts blog post. It’s hard to believe that it’s the last Sunday in February, this month really flew compared to January that dragged on for what seemed like years. I’ve had a good week mostly, I continued my birthday on a bit,... Continue Reading →