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 →
Culture Night in Sligo, 2012
Culture Night in Ireland takes place on Friday 21st September, 2012. All over the country loads of free cultural events will be taking place. I'm really looking forward to it. Last year I went to the Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo and enjoyed the wonderful music..you can read the blog about it here. This year Tabby will... Continue Reading →
Temple House, Sligo
On Wednesday there was an open day at the beautiful Temple House, Ballinacarrow, Co. Sligo. It was open as part of Heritage week and we got a guided tour by the owner Roderick Perceval. The house and grounds are just stunning. Temple House is a classical Georgian mansion set in a private estate of over... 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 →
Messing with macro
I was just messing about with the camera today at Doorly Park, Sligo. These are the results. The butterfly was taken with my phone up the lane when I got home 🙂
Good News Sunday
Old news now really but firstly my cow photo, (well she's not my cow...but you know what I mean), won the Sligo section of the Look West Fine Things photo competition. There was a piece on SligoToday about it. I was asked for a few words by the Sligo Weekender who are going to do... Continue Reading →
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