The So Sligo Food and Cultural Festival was on this weekend in Sligo. It's always an enjoyable event with plenty to see and do. I attended a tour of Coopershill Venison Farm in Riverstown which I'll blog about it another blog. I also went to a cookery demonstration by Saucepankids which I'll cover in another... Continue Reading →
Drumcliffe
After my trips to Raghly and Lissadell I decided to visit Drumcliffe on my way back to Sligo town. W. B. Yeats is buried in the graveyard there. The church is beautiful and well worth a look around. I love the swans on the door of the church and also the attention to detail inside... Continue Reading →
Strandhill
On Tuesday I was on my way into town when Lucy got a call to say her training centre was shut. As the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day we decided to head to the beach. Strandhill is just out of Sligo town and although it's not safe to swim in the... Continue Reading →
Car boot sales and a Chinese buffet
I haven't had the chance to do a 'normal' blog recently so this is a bit of everything. A couple of weeks ago Lucy had the day off from her course so we went to Enniskillen. The cushions above are from B&M which is a great 'discount' store. It's in the town where Woolworths used... Continue Reading →
Daffodil Day in Sligo
Today was Daffodil Day in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. There were volunteer's all around Sligo town selling daffodils. Source Sligo were having a cookery demonstration and coffee morning with all the proceeds going towards Daffodil Day. So I went along to support them. Eithne and Paula showed us how to make daffodils out... Continue Reading →