Today Lucy and I went to The Grass Roof Cafe in Rossinver, Co. Leitrim for a wonderful lunch (more about that in another blog). On the way home we took a drive to Glencar Waterfall. On the drive home I saw a man cycling a bike on Glencar Lake....yes you read right he was cycling... Continue Reading →
Ballina and back
Yesterday I went to Ballina for the day. I had to go to a couple of shops there so I tied it in with a visit to Belleek Woods. It's a beautiful forest just outside Ballina town and along the banks of the River Moy. I was intending to look for squirrels but I'd timed... Continue Reading →
The Perfect Birthday
So another year came and went bringing with it more wrinkles and grey hair but never mind. I was meant to blog about it way before now but between running the Ireland Twitter account and life - and procrastinating I didn't get around to it. Lucy and I headed to Dublin for the day. The Perfect... Continue Reading →
Foxford Woollen Mills
Last month I paid a visit to Foxford Woollen Mills in County Mayo. It's just a short drive from Swinford and I'd heard people talking about it so I decided to check it out. It's almost slap bang in Foxford town so very easy to find - I usually get lost whenever I go anywhere!... Continue Reading →
A Sligo Saturday in December
We woke up to a brief dusting of snow today. It does make a change from all the rain but it's hard to deal with the cold now after all the mild weather we've had. I picked up Lucy from town and we went out to Rathcormac Market for a look around. Of course we... Continue Reading →
A Day in Dublin in December
Last weekend Jono and I went to Dublin for the day. Unfortunately we picked one of the worst days to go due to Storm Desmond. It wasn't too bad when we left on the train and Dublin was fine but there's a story about the way back (of course there is!) Anyway Jono had a... Continue Reading →
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