I headed off bright and early on Friday (Halloween), in the hope of seeing the Samhain sunrise at Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery. I say bright, it was actually dark, which should have given me a clue about the sun (or lack of it). Samhain means Summers End and is also the start of Winter, it falls... Continue Reading →
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 →
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
On Thursday I went to Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery. It's somewhere I've been meaning to go for ages but never got around to it. This is the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland and is also among the country's oldest, with monuments ranging from five and a half thousand to six and a half thousand... Continue Reading →