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 →
What happened to Summer!?
Well I don't know what happened to our Summer, but if anyone finds it can you send it back please? It's been raining for well over 24 hours now. Lucy had to be in work experience today but the road we usually take to go into Sligo was impassable (it's since been closed) so we... Continue Reading →
Lovely Sligo
One of the things I love about Sligo is how interesting and diverse the place is. Take yesterday for instance. In the morning we went to the Farmers market and into Connacht Gold to check out the new coffee shop which is run by Drumcliffe Tea Rooms and is fab. A great addition to the... Continue Reading →
Photos
Sorry I've been a bit quiet lately. There has been so much going on and we have had a heatwave! So I've been making the most of the weather and been gardening. The photo above was taken last night, I had to drop Lucy into town and saw this scene on my way home so... Continue Reading →
Gortarowey
Last night on twitter I was rambling on about where I was going to explore. I'm always looking for new places....but I thought I'd have to go back to one of my old haunts until my twitter friend Vanessa told me about Gortarowey. It's just after Yeats Tavern, a right turn heading to Barnaribbon. It's... Continue Reading →
Coopershill Venison Farm
On Saturday morning as part of the So Sligo Festival I went to Coopershill in Riverstown for a tour of their Venison Farm. I've always wanted to go there as I have failed miserably at getting a photo of a deer....mainly because on the two occasions I've seen them I haven't had the camera with... Continue Reading →
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