Last night was Culture Night all over Ireland. It was a night of free events in various locations. I got tickets to the Hawkswell Theatre and we went along for an evening of music. All genres of music was covered from traditional to jazz and everything in between. I was delighted to see Anything Goes... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Lucy!
Lucy is 16 today! She went out with her friends on Saturday to Carrick-on-Shannon. They went bowling and to the cinema. She is a big Harry Potter fan hence the cake which I made. It took me three attempts to do the Deathly Hallows logo and then horror of horrors Harry Potter fell on the... Continue Reading →
St. George’s Heritage and Visitor Centre
St.George's Heritage & Visitor Centre, Carrick-on-Shannon, was officially launched early 2008, which includes audio/visual functions in the centre adjacent to the church. The restored church, houses a well researched and exciting historical display of artefacts and interpretive material depicting the twin traditions of Leitrim from ancient Gaelic roots through Plantation times up to Leitrim's contribution... Continue Reading →
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Some old photos for this blog that were taken at my 'Breakfast at the zoo' trip last year. It was a miserable day in Sligo (here I go again with the weather!) Anyway Jono won two cinema tickets from the Gaiety Cinema yesterday. So he and Lucy wanted to see Rise of the planet of... Continue Reading →
Castles and Competitions
It's been an eventful day! I took my mum and Jono to Enniskillen today. For a change we went via Belleek instead of the usual Glencar way. It really was the arse end of beyond though! I got stuck in traffic and ended up on the Belfast Road with nowhere to turn around, I was... Continue Reading →
Dublin – September, 2011
If you read my blog last week you'll see I cancelled The Gresham Hotel (due to being ripped off) and booked Wynn's Hotel instead. The rooms are pretty basic and fairly small (and our one smelt of stale smoke) but the staff were so friendly and helpful. The bedroom carpet wasn't the cleanest either. Also... Continue Reading →
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