Today I went to visit the Sathya Sai Sanctuary. It's in Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo just beside the Carrowkeel Megalithic Tombs. Sue Paling runs the sanctuary and is doing wonderful work for the donkeys and ponies in her care. She is a lovely lady and explains all about the animals and their stories. Some have been... Continue Reading →
Down at Doorly Park
In between collecting jumble today for our jumble sale (on June 23rd) I had a few minutes to spare so I went down to the outdoor gym in Doorly Park. It's a great place and it's free 🙂 I got distracted though by the bees. There are so many lovely colourful flowers and they were... Continue Reading →
Yeats Day 2012
It was a big day in Sligo yesterday for Yeats Day 2012. O'Connell Street was closed to traffic and the street came alive with the sights and sounds of W. B. Yeats and his poems. Pollexfen House which belonged to W. B. Yeats Grandfather was open to the public and was showing a film about... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Mr. Yeats
Tomorrow will see Sligo celebrate the birthday of W. B. Yeats. There are festivities going on from 'Dawn to Dusk'. The fun begins in the morning with 'Breakfast of the Lake Isle of Innisfree'. There are lots of various events happening during the day. The full list of events is here. Sligo town is looking... Continue Reading →
What happened to Summer!?
Well I don't know what happened to our Summer, but if anyone finds it can you send it back please? It's been raining for well over 24 hours now. Lucy had to be in work experience today but the road we usually take to go into Sligo was impassable (it's since been closed) so we... Continue Reading →
Lovely Sligo
One of the things I love about Sligo is how interesting and diverse the place is. Take yesterday for instance. In the morning we went to the Farmers market and into Connacht Gold to check out the new coffee shop which is run by Drumcliffe Tea Rooms and is fab. A great addition to the... Continue Reading →
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