I was hanging around Sligo yesterday evening as I tend to do now and again usually waiting for one or the other offspring. It was a beautiful evening to I decided to go for a bit of a spin, plus I was looking for somewhere to have dinner...not the easiest thing as the pubs were... Continue Reading →
The disappearing lake
Firstly thank you for the kind words yesterday, I'm all good now. Everything happens for a reason and all that. Now for something completely different. I was out exploring on Sunday and went to visit Lough na Suil (which means the lake of the eye). The lake is located in Ballinphull between Geevagh and Riverstown and... Continue Reading →
Fund it failure
Firstly the photo doesn't have anything at all to do with the blog post but I took it last night so I may as well post it. A lovely friend of mine applied to 'Fund it' to try and get me the camera I'm hoping to get and also to enable me to finish Sligo-secrets.... Continue Reading →
Sligo Shops – Chiara Poli – The Italian Wardrobe
The Italian Wardrobe, a high-fashion Italian boutique located on Market Street, Sligo, first opened in 2008 and moved to a bigger premises in 2012. Chiara Poli owns the shop and told us she moved to Ballyshannon 8 years ago from Italy and doesn't miss it at all. Chiara said people come from all over Ireland... Continue Reading →
The Sligo Easter Flea Market
Today I headed off to the Sligo Easter Flea Market at The Model. The Sligo Flea Market hosts an array of stalls selling all kinds of items, from vintage bric-a-brac, cakes, vintage clothes, records and trinkets. There are all kinds of treasures to be discovered at the Flea Market. There were some gorgeous dresses, shoes... Continue Reading →
Rock’n the Green 2014 Launch
Last night was the launch of the 2014 Rock'n the Green Festival. I was taking photos at last years festival, it was a brilliant event, you can read about it here. Last years festival raised a massive €30,135 which was split between Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and North West Hospice Sligo. This years festival proves to... Continue Reading →