Christmas Fair at Castle Dargan

We had a lovely day today, firstly we went to the car boot sale in Collooney which was really good. Great to see so many stalls and people, even Santa was there. After that we headed to Castle Dargan for the Christmas Fair which was in aid of the St. Vincent De Paul Christmas appeal... Continue Reading →

Can you help Sligo Animal Rescue?

I recently went to take photos of some of the beautiful animals looking for homes at Sligo Animal Rescue.  It's lovely to see the animals but also heart-breaking at the same time.  Above is Shep, he's a really beautiful dog, he was tied up for five years by his previous owner.  He's now in boarding... Continue Reading →

Dave’s Jungle in Connacht Gold

Before I went to Strandhill I popped along to the Connacht Gold Store in Sligo to see Dave's Jungle. He had some really impressive creatures with him and it was great to see people of all ages so interested in the animals. Even I held a tarantula and I'm not that keen on spiders, I... Continue Reading →

Bank Holiday Happenings in Sligo

There is a lot going on this weekend for the bank holiday...the blog would run into pages if I mentioned everything so I'm going to mention my favourites. First up is the 'Bram Stoker Experience'. So 'Sink your teeth into Sligo' and come and join in the fun. Bram Stoker's mother was from Sligo and... Continue Reading →

North Sligo Agricultural Show

I took Rocket-dog to the North Sligo Agricultural Show today so he could take part in the Sligo Animal Rescue fun dog show.  The weather stayed dry and the place was packed (even though it was €10 to get into the field....which I think is really expensive).  I'm sure it's to cover Jimmy Buckley playing... Continue Reading →

A Sunday Drive

I had a little drive around my neck of the woods this morning.  The first thing I was were these lovely cygnets on the Finlough Lake in Ballinacarrow. The next thing we drove by was this old railway house which is slowly being taken over by nature.  The railway has long since closed and there... Continue Reading →

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