Yesterday was a beautiful day, warm and dry. I headed to Strandhill in the evening to see the sun setting. Here are some of the photos. All taken within an hour, Here is a very short bit of video taken with my phone.
The Famine Graveyard – a year on
I had a blogger from Spain contact me during the week to say he was staying in Sligo and couldn't work out how to get into the Famine Graveyard, I met him yesterday and showed him the entrance, he was sad by what he saw. Last year I did a blog about it to say... Continue Reading →
Weather
Yes I know that's the worst title for a blog post ever but I'm lacking inspiration at the moment. The photo above was Lough Gill yesterday morning. Further along the lake this is Parke's Castle. Ten minutes later this was Hazelwood Forest, you can still see the fog through the trees. Halfmoon Bay above is... Continue Reading →
Ken Loach filming ‘Jimmy’s Hall in Sligo
The Mall in Sligo has been transformed back to the 1930's over the last couple of days and has been a hive of activity as well-known film director Ken Loach was busy with his new film Jimmy's Hall. I went along to be nosey for research purposes 😉 I loved seeing the false fronts on... Continue Reading →
Culture Night Sligo 2013
Friday September 20th: Programme for Culture Night Sligo 2013 Unveiled Culture Night Sligo sees the region's foremost arts venues collaborate on an evening teeming with rich cultural experiences all of which are free of charge. The Model, Hawk's Well Theatre, The Factory Performance Space and Sligo Youth Theatre together will transform Sligo into a thriving cultural hub... Continue Reading →
Two bits of good news!
Firstly the photo above has been chosen to be in the MS Ireland 2014 calendar. So I'm delighted about that! It's brilliant to be featured in a calendar and for such a great cause too, The second bit of good news is that I've been shortlisted in the Rabo Twitter awards for photos/photography! I think... Continue Reading →
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