I had a lovely morning tagging along with Michael, Leo and the Wild West Irish tour group. We went exploring parts of Sligo I'd never seen before, it was really interesting. As we arrived at our first location one of the locals came to welcome us! I was delighted, it's not often I've seen a... Continue Reading →
Parkfest
Today was the Parkfest as part of the Cairde Arts Festival. It was a great day out for kids of all ages, well done to all concerned. The rest of my photos from the day are here.
If these walls could talk
I was out exploring with Sarah from Derelict Nation. This beautiful building was once a convent and in more recent years a nursing home. There is a follow up blog post here. There were a lot of things I wanted to say but I'm aware that people who may have stayed here or family members... Continue Reading →
Heath comes to Sligo
Dan Ewing, who plays Heath Braxton in Home and Away paid a visit to Sligo. I got to meet him in EJ's menswear today. I also got to meet Shane Gillen, who I've followed on twitter for a while.
Foggy Strandhill
After my tour of Lough Gill yesterday I took Jono to Strandhill. What a difference in the weather there though!! It was very foggy and still the people were 'sunbathing'! After a walk along the beach, (even though we couldn't really see the sea), we headed off for a little drive. What a difference a... Continue Reading →
Alice in Wonderland for a day
Well today was interesting, I was told on twitter about some rabbits up at the Benbulben mountain walk so I went up to see what was going on. When I got there I saw this little guy so I phoned Sligo Animal Rescue and they said they rescued two of them there yesterday but didn't... Continue Reading →