After my tour of Lough Gill yesterday I took Jono to Strandhill. What a difference in the weather there though!! It was very foggy and still the people were 'sunbathing'! After a walk along the beach, (even though we couldn't really see the sea), we headed off for a little drive. What a difference a... 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 →
Sligo Picture Festival
Do you like taking photos? Are you passionate about Sligo? How about this for a great competition: Chapters Coffee House and Furey's Pub have got together to organise a great social media competition and photography exhibition as part of the 'Sligo - who knew?' campaign. The top 30 finalists will have their photos featured in... Continue Reading →
Send in the clowns
I went to The Model, Sligo today to see Branching out perform 'Johnny's Song' which was part of the Jack B Yeats exhibition Enter the Clowns. It was a very moving performance that told the story of Johnny Patterson who was a clown, entertainer, singer and composer. He composed several songs including 'The Stone Outside... Continue Reading →
Sligo
In case anyone missed me, (and judging by the lack of comments they didn't 😉 ), I was away in the UK for a few days. I would do a blog post about it but my phone lead isn't working and I can't get the photos onto my computer from it. Anyway today was back... Continue Reading →