Well thanks to McCormack's for the loan of the wonderful Opel ADAM, we had a spin over to Mayo in the quest to get images and adventures for the Wild Atlantic Wayfarer exhibition which will take place in the Hawk's Well Theatre from July 31st, 2015. I'm hoping to show both tourists and locals some... Continue Reading →
Coming Home
Following on my the reason I went to Galway blog and the journey to Galway blog here's the returning home blog 😉 It was one of the most awful days weather wise - the winds made Storm Rachel look like a breeze. In my wisdom I decided to drive home through Connemara (as only I... Continue Reading →
Mooching Around Mayo
Last week Lucy and I went over to Ballina for the afternoon. Lucy really wanted to go to the Penneys there which is a fantastic two-story shop and so much better than the Sligo one. As for me I don't 'do shopping' or when I do I complain about it so I dropped Lucy off... Continue Reading →
Cards and Calendars
I've been asked by a few people if I would do a Sligo calendar. I'm not sure how viable it is but I've bitten the bullet and have one in the process of being printed at the moment. It will sell at €10 and I can post it if the buyer covers the postage costs.... Continue Reading →
The Deserted Village, Achill
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 →