Goodnight Sligo

I have to share this photo with you that I took tonight at 10pm.  There are some benefits to going out and being a 'taxi driver' for the kids.  

Green Fort

I had a lovely morning at Green Fort as part of the Open Doors series of tours of 'hidden' Sligo.  It's a wonderful place with stunning views..very much hidden as I hadn't heard about it before. There was a great turn out for the talk and tour. Fiona Gallagher who wrote 'The Streets of Sligo' gave... Continue Reading →

Sligo, Who Knew?

I was invited to the 'Team Sligo' media launch today. It was very interesting, Sligo Tourism want everyone to use the hashtag: #sligowhoknew when they are using twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc for anything about Sligo. Let's hope it'll spread the word about our wonderful county. I'm always trying to spread the word in my own... Continue Reading →

Yeats Day 2013

Today was Yeats Day. It was a celebration of what would have been the birthday of W.B. Yeats. So there were all kinds of festivities and events taking place. I spent most of the day running from one place to another and still missed most of it! WB Yeats and Maud Gonne were enjoying the... Continue Reading →

Animal Magic

I had a wonderful time the other evening on a visit to Farmer John and Farmer Lucy who run Farmyard in your Schoolyard. They provide a wonderful service where they bring the farm to you! The animals are all very tame and used to being handled and petted. If you are looking for a great... Continue Reading →

Lily and Lolly Craftfest

This year the Yeats Day event includes the launch of a 10-day rescheduled and re-branded Craftfest Northwest festival honouring WB's sisters Susan and Elizabeth - affectionately named Lily and Lolly by her siblings. Susan (Lily) was a keen embroiderist.  Elizabeth (Lolly) trained under the renowned artist and textile designer William Morris in London. She was... Continue Reading →

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