Today I once again joined the Wild West Irish Tours for the day, thanks to Michael for inviting me to tag along. Today we went on The Rose of Innisfree and took a cruise around lovely Lough Gill. We were joined on board by Mary Kennedy who was filming for RTE's Nationwide. George was a... Continue Reading →
Belvedere House and gardens, Mullingar
On Saturday I went to Belvedere House and gardens, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. I got there just after 9.30am when it opened...I should have realised it's 'Irish time', so I was waiting for about ten minutes to pay to get in. It's €8.75 an adult, €4.75 for children and €24.00 fo a family of two adults... Continue Reading →
Creevylea Abbey, Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
Last week I went to visit Creevylea Abbey in Dromahair. I loved the walkway to it through the trees and was looking forward to seeing what was around the corner. I loved seeing the cows in front of the abbey. I was hoping they would turn around but they weren't obliging me. Creevylea was a Franciscan... Continue Reading →
Sligo Festivals
Well it seemed to be the week of festivals in Sligo. Not just one but two....that I know of. There was the Sligo Summer Festival and the Lunasa Festival. To be honest I lost track of what was happening as part of each festival on Saturday so I just combined all my photos together. It... Continue Reading →
Lough Gill Hospice Swim 2012
Yesterday was the Lough Gill Hospice Swim. 57 brave souls took to the water at Parkes Castle, Leitrim and swam 10km to reach Doorly Park, Sligo. All in aid of North West Hospice. The event is the brain child of Paul McGarry (on the left of this photo). Paul sadly lost his nephew Neil McGarry... Continue Reading →
Inishmurray Island
Yesterday I joined joined Wild West Irish Tours for a day. I'm always interested in following them on Facebook and seeing where they have been and what they have seen. They take their visitors to see the 'hidden Ireland', which I always find fascinating. I had never been to Inishmurray so when Michael from Wild... Continue Reading →
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