Yesterday I went along to Manorhamilton for the Five Glens Art Festival. It was a varied programme of events with something to do for all ages. I thought the Vintage Afternoon Tea sounded delightful so I went along to check it out. It was set in the Castle Cafe which is in the grounds of... Continue Reading →
Faces of the Fleadh
This year I was volunteering for the Fleadh Cheoil but as always the camera comes with me. I didn't want to take the same old shots as I did last year, although I did take some which you can see here. I was talking to the lovely and very talented photographer Ciara Drennan before the... Continue Reading →
Record Crowds At Comhaltas All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil In Sligo
It was an exciting and successful weekend of competitions, concerts, céilithe and sessions as the Comhaltas 64th Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was celebrated by an estimated 400,000 throughout Sligo. The biggest event to have ever been hosted in Sligo, organisers estimate that attendance was up 30% on the previous year. Sligo seemed to pulse with... Continue Reading →
Proud to be part of the purple army
This year I've been a volunteer at the Fleadh Cheoil, it's the second year that we've had the Fleadh in Sligo and I was so impressed by all the volunteers last year that I decided to join them. I've been a street ambassador which involves greeting people and helping them. Mostly it's been giving directions,... Continue Reading →
10 ½ things to do in Sligo
With the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann starting this Sunday I thought I'd do a list of things to do for visitors coming to Sligo. I'm not going to mention the Fleadh events because you will all know about those but these are ones that visitors might not know about. All are my personal recommendations and they... Continue Reading →
Blacksmith for an hour
I was delighted when Michael Budd invited me along to his forge to try my hand at being a blacksmith for an hour. The family, were of course horrified, thinking I was going to burn part of my anatomy because I'm quite clumsy, or I used to be. For those of you who don't know... Continue Reading →
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