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 →

Hennigan’s Heritage Centre

Sometimes you visit a place that is a hidden gem, and a very special place. This is how I felt when I visited Hennigan's Heritage Centre in Swinford. I mentioned on Twitter that I was going to visit Foxford Woollen Mills (blog post to follow) and the good people from Beezneez Theatre Company suggested Hennigan's.... Continue Reading →

A November Day in Dublin

Yesterday I headed up to Dublin for the day to check out the Bite Food Festival. As I usually do when I'm going anywhere I woke up at 4am - which was daft as the first train didn't leave Sligo until 7am. The dogs were not impressed with such an early start to the day... Continue Reading →

Fireworks in Fermanagh

As it was Halloween yesterday we headed up to Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. This is our 3rd year of going up and makes a change from sitting at home waiting for the windows to be egged! In fairness it only happened last year, so I suppose it could be worse. We have had brilliant weather, you'd... Continue Reading →

Bards in the Woods

Yesterday afternoon I went along to Dooney Rock on the shores of Lough Gill to a meeting of 'Bards in the Woods'. I've been following the Facebook page and the event sounded interesting so I went to find out more. The ethos behind Bards in the Woods is to try to get people out enjoying... Continue Reading →

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