Following on from my first Achill post I stopped at The Deserted Village. There are around 100 cottages at the base of Slievemore mountain along a mile long stretch. Now it was called the deserted village but I wasn't alone. I had an audience of sheep! So there I was minding my own business and... Continue Reading →
Around Achill
Today I went to Achill Island for the first time ever I'm ashamed to say! I was heading to Westport to see my friends exhibition and I realised the Custom House Gallery didn't open until 1pm so I had several hours to kill and decided to explore. I'm going to do a couple of posts... Continue Reading →
Enniscrone
Last Saturday Lucy and I went to Enniscrone. I won a voucher for lunch from the Diamond Coast Hotel so we went out for it. Enniscrone is a beautiful place and even though it was cold there were several people out walking. The Diamond Coast Hotel is a lovely place, I'd love to stay there.... Continue Reading →
Sligo and seaweed
Thanks so much for the kind words about the Sligo-Secrets site. I'm still plodding on with it, it's going to take me months to get it sorted!! I've had great feedback about it all and even got a write-up on St. Angela's College website. Life outside the website carries on as normal, taxi driving the... Continue Reading →
Half Moons
It's all about Half Moons today on the blog. We had frost this morning which cleared and gave us a lovely day...much needed after all the rain we've had. I had a bit of time before drama so I headed to Half Moon Bay in Hazelwood, Sligo and this was what greeted me. I'm doing... Continue Reading →
Surfing at Mullaghmore, Sligo
It was a busy day in Mullaghmore, Sligo today. Surfers from all over the world headed there to take on the huge waves. Mullaghmore is a really popular surfing destination and today what with Storm Christine battering parts of Ireland the waves were pretty special. I'm still using the Canon 1100D so all photos are... Continue Reading →