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 →
Je t’aime Paris
I have such a lot to tell you about our few days in Paris last week. It's taken me all this time just to go through the photos! We planned a trip for Lucy's 18th birthday because she's always wanted to go to Paris. I went for a weekend trip in 1989 with my work... 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 →
We are in Paris for a couple of days. This was taken in the Jardin des Plantes
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