If you follow the blog you'll know that I'm a big fan of Afternoon Tea, well, I'm a fan of cake in general to be honest, so I was delighted to see another place in Sligo serving it. From The Ground Up 2020 recently launched their afternoon tea offering, I had to book it, so... Continue Reading →
Killaspugbrone, Strandhill
It was a beautiful, sunny day on Friday and I had an hour to spare so I decided to pay a visit to the ruins Killaspugbrone Church near Strandhill, Co. Sligo. Killaspugbrone is one of the 'Sligo Walks' and is part of a longer looped walk which you can find out about here. I usually... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Happy Sunday to all you lovely people out there. I hope you are all keeping well, and if you are in Ireland I hope you are enjoying the four seasons in one day weather, and the huge hailstones! We have had a couple of lovely sunny days though, and I even managed to get some... Continue Reading →
They might be giants
The title is a nod to a band - bonus points if you can name one of their songs (which also happens to be one of my favourites). Anyway I'm off tangent already! I met up with a lady from the McWilliam Park Hotel and she was telling me about the 'Land of the Giants'... Continue Reading →
The Mill Apartments, Ballisodare, Sligo – Revisited
It’s hard to believe that we are in the midst of a housing crisis and yet in Ballisodare there is an apartment block that has been sitting empty for years. I’ve read several articles that state there are between 60 – 80 apartments, it’s hard to find out the correct number, but surely that could... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It's the first Sunday in March, and the month certainly came in like a lion, as most of Ireland woke up to snow on Friday. Some places were badly hit, I saw images of lorries struggling to get uphill, and schools were closed in some areas. It wasn’t too bad here, and the snow just... Continue Reading →