Blacksod Lighthouse

When I had my visit to Erris, Agatha from Wild Atlantic Tours took me out for a day and showed me so many lovely places. I was going to keep it all as one blog post but I took so many photos and saw so many places that I'm going to make a few posts... Continue Reading →

Wild Wet Adventures

Yesterday I headed to Tubbercurry as part of my Wild Atlantic Wayfarer project. It was time to take to the water on Lough Talt with Wild Wet Adventures. I have renamed June - Junuary as the weather was much more like January than June. We had a gale blowing and I think at one stage... Continue Reading →

Glen Keen Farm, Co. Mayo

On my recent visit to Mayo I paid a visit to Glen Keen Farm in Louisburgh. The farm is located on the Leenane road (R335) and was a welcome place to stop and stretch my legs after a long drive from Belmullet (I took the scenic route, which took about 3 hours!) The farm is... Continue Reading →

Might as well jump!!

Following on from my Marvellous Mayo blog post when I arrived in Belmullet my first challenge was Coasteering with Wavesweeper. To say I was nervous is putting it mildly! Coasteering for those who don't know is basically jumping off rocks and cliffs into the sea! Now this was one challenge I said I would never... Continue Reading →

Marvellous Mayo!!

I'm just back from a wonderful two days in Mayo. I have so much to blog about so this is just a brief blog to tell you a bit about it. I left Sligo on Thursday morning and drove to Erris via Ballycastle and a little detour to Downpatrick Head (above). I got serenaded by... Continue Reading →

Giving Voice – Mary Robinson Exhibition

Mary Robinson was the first female president of Ireland and was born in Ballina, Co. Mayo. Plans are underway to open the Mary Robinson Centre at her childhood home, Victoria House, Emmet Street, Ballina. At the moment there is an exhibition at the Ballina Library: 'Giving Voice'  runs until the end of October, 2015 and... Continue Reading →

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