I decided to go back up Knocknarea following on from my disastrous climb up there in January. It was a beautiful day on Friday and it really does make it a lovely climb. Of course I tend to stop every five minutes to take photos. The first part of the walk is up a gravel... Continue Reading →
Deerpark, Calry, Sligo
I asked for some suggestions last week of places in or around Sligo for blog posts. One of my twitter friends suggested Deerpark in Calry. I'd never been there so off I went. The walk around is about 3.5km. On the way you find Deerpark Court Tomb, also known as the Giant's Grave. I have... Continue Reading →
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
On Thursday I went to Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery. It's somewhere I've been meaning to go for ages but never got around to it. This is the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland and is also among the country's oldest, with monuments ranging from five and a half thousand to six and a half thousand... Continue Reading →
The Glen
Today was a lovely day. My friend Martina and I climbed Knocknarea although it was really too misty to get pictures of the lovely views. So in the words of Blue Peter here's some I took earlier. I've wanted to find The Glen for a long time. It's just down the road from Knocknarea but... Continue Reading →
Knocknarea, Sligo
On Thursday I decided to climb Knocknarea mountain in Sligo. I've done it twice before and it's more of a walk than a climb so I thought I'd go for it again. It started out as a lovely day, the sun was shining and it wasn't too cold. It turned out not to be the... Continue Reading →
Climb every mountain
Climb every mountain, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Today Jono and I walked up Knocknarea mountain. It was a dry but cloudy day. We'll have to go up again when it's clearer so I can get some better photos. Jono did really well as it's only four months since he had his surgery. Knocknarea is a... Continue Reading →
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