It's been the most exciting few days in Sligo all thanks to the 'big yoke' and David McGowan with his Quirky Glamping Village idea. I was in Enniscrone last night to have a quick look and soak up the atmosphere and myself and my friend Fiona went back early this morning. It had been hoped 'the... Continue Reading →
Plane Sailing at Sunset
Well the 'big yoke' is in Sligo! She's sitting in the middle of the Wild Atlantic Way ready for her big entrance. There is a fantastic atmosphere in Enniscrone - and loads of traffic! Fair play to the volunteers though who are directing the traffic, smiling faces all round. The plane is due onto the beach... Continue Reading →
David McGowan – putting the Wild into the Wild Atlantic Way
I've been getting readers searching for the 'plane in Enniscrone' and I'm very excited by it all so I thought I'd do an update from my last blog post. David McGowan, an undertaker based in the town, has come up with a unique and novel idea. He owns some land right near the beach and... Continue Reading →
Discovering the Blueway
I had a wonderful day today in lovely Leitrim. The Shannon Blueway Adventure Festival was running this weekend and today there was a chance to discover the Blueway by bike, stand up paddle or canoe. The Blueway is a fantastic idea. It's the first of its kind in Ireland gives people the chance to explore the... Continue Reading →
Free things to see and do in Sligo
If you are looking for free things to do in Sligo town, this might be of interest. As the saying goes the best things in life are free (apart from cake!) I'm writing this for visitors who might arrive into Sligo town without their own transport so everything is based in the town. Visit an art... Continue Reading →
What else we did on our Cloonacool holiday
That sounds a bit like a Famous Five book title or possibly a film - I know what you did last summer 😉 Anyway I wrote so much about the Moy River B&B in my previous post that I didn't want to make it any longer with the other things we did. To be fair... Continue Reading →