Saucepan Kids is a great new website inspiring and encouraging kids to grow and cook their own food. They had a 'cooking with kids' demonstration in Source Sligo Cookery School. We were shown how to make fresh herb pesto. With herbs grown from the Saucepan Kids garden. It smelt amazing and tasted wonderful. It's also... Continue Reading →
Só Sligo Food Festival 2012
The So Sligo Food and Cultural Festival was on this weekend in Sligo. It's always an enjoyable event with plenty to see and do. I attended a tour of Coopershill Venison Farm in Riverstown which I'll blog about it another blog. I also went to a cookery demonstration by Saucepankids which I'll cover in another... Continue Reading →
Cos Cos
Yesterday after I went to the Sligo Farmer's Market and the fun day at St. Cecelia's School I headed to Rathcormac for the Cos Cos Sean Nós Festival. It's a great festival held over the weekend. Lots to see and do and nice to see such friendly people organising the event. It brought together some... Continue Reading →
Sligo Farmers Market
On Saturday morning Jono and I went to the Sligo Farmers Market. It's on every week from 9-12 at the IT Sligo. There are all kinds of lovely things to buy including plants, herbs, meat, fish, cakes, breads, cheeses, flowers and even bric-a-brac. I really loved the Leitrim Flowers stall. All their flowers are grown... Continue Reading →
Drumcliffe
After my trips to Raghly and Lissadell I decided to visit Drumcliffe on my way back to Sligo town. W. B. Yeats is buried in the graveyard there. The church is beautiful and well worth a look around. I love the swans on the door of the church and also the attention to detail inside... Continue Reading →
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