This morning I took a trip out to Beltra Country Market. I've been meaning to go for a long time but never actually got there until today. Beltra is located on the N59 just outside Ballisodare. The market is on every Saturday from 10am - 12 noon. The first thing that struck me was the... Continue Reading →
Eagles Flying, June 2012
Today I went back to re-visit Eagles Flying in Ballymote, Co. Sligo. It's one of my favourite places to visit. There are some many wonderful birds and animals there and the people who run it are so knowledgable about them all. It's hard to know which photos to use for the blog. I always take... Continue Reading →
Ancient Ireland Theme Park
We were driving to Banada on Sunday for a car boot sale (which I'll blog about later) and we spotted this 'Ancient Ireland Theme Park'! I didn't even know there was one in Sligo. So of course we had to stop and have a look....it was like a mini Stonehenge 😉 I wouldn't call it... Continue Reading →
The Donkey Sanctuary
Today I went to visit the Sathya Sai Sanctuary. It's in Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo just beside the Carrowkeel Megalithic Tombs. Sue Paling runs the sanctuary and is doing wonderful work for the donkeys and ponies in her care. She is a lovely lady and explains all about the animals and their stories. Some have been... Continue Reading →
Yeats Day 2012
It was a big day in Sligo yesterday for Yeats Day 2012. O'Connell Street was closed to traffic and the street came alive with the sights and sounds of W. B. Yeats and his poems. Pollexfen House which belonged to W. B. Yeats Grandfather was open to the public and was showing a film about... Continue Reading →
Animals do the funniest things
Well not really the funniest things but I love animals. Rocket-dog seems to have a bit of a thing for cows....here he is getting friendly with a neighbour. I know the photo above is blurred but I think it's very sweet 🙂 Or how about a hare that looks like he's riding a tiny bicycle!... Continue Reading →
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