I had a lovely morning tagging along with Michael, Leo and the Wild West Irish tour group. We went exploring parts of Sligo I'd never seen before, it was really interesting. As we arrived at our first location one of the locals came to welcome us! I was delighted, it's not often I've seen a... Continue Reading →
Parkfest
Today was the Parkfest as part of the Cairde Arts Festival. It was a great day out for kids of all ages, well done to all concerned. The rest of my photos from the day are here.
If these walls could talk
I was out exploring with Sarah from Derelict Nation. This beautiful building was once a convent and in more recent years a nursing home. There is a follow up blog post here. There were a lot of things I wanted to say but I'm aware that people who may have stayed here or family members... Continue Reading →
Lough Gill Tours
I had a wonderful day today, it was a tour of Lough Gill that was on my 'to do' list since last year. I contacted Eddie who has a boat and runs tours. It's brilliant because it's tailor-made to whatever the client wants. Eddie can take you around the Lough, or to the islands. He... Continue Reading →
Alice in Wonderland for a day
Well today was interesting, I was told on twitter about some rabbits up at the Benbulben mountain walk so I went up to see what was going on. When I got there I saw this little guy so I phoned Sligo Animal Rescue and they said they rescued two of them there yesterday but didn't... Continue Reading →
Rants and limps
Firstly a photo of Rocket-dog meeting our new neighbour, not a great photo as it was a 'brief encounter'. Now other things to tell you. I have a couple of rants the first was a couple of weeks ago Lucy went with her friends to Dublin on the train. One of them wanted hot water... Continue Reading →