Samhain Sunrise at Carrowmore

I must have taken leave of my senses this morning when I got up at 6am to head to Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery to see the sunrise.  It was part of the Sligo Samhain Festival and there was a great turn out for the event, we got to hear all about Carrowmore and even got a... Continue Reading →

Halloween in Enniskillen

Yesterday Jono and I headed up to Enniskillen, we got there early enough so it wasn't too busy.  Asda has a lot of Christmas stock in already as well as loads of Halloween goodies.  I love the fact that you get three hours of parking there free as well.  One thing that I think lets... Continue Reading →

Shells Halloween Surf Session

Today was a brilliant day. Shells Cafe were having a Halloween Fancy Dress Surf Session so I headed along to Strandhill for a look. It was raining when I arrived but cleared up in time for the lads and lassies to take to the sea. Even the Zimmer frame was going surfing!! There was a... 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 →

1.11.11

Happy November everyone! We had the first frost today. I had to leave the car running to de-ice it. Apart from that it was lovely to walk the dog in the daylight this morning....and it wasn't raining! I hope you all had a lovely Halloween. Lucy and her friend went trick or treating and I... Continue Reading →

Happy Halloween

So Hallowe'en is upon us again. I hope you all remembered to put your clocks back over the weekend. I really don't like the dark evenings, especially when we didn't seem to get any summer this year. Halloween is very different these days to when I used to visit my nan in Galway in the... Continue Reading →

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