Rocks, beaches and a church

I had a magical mystery tour today. I was looking for Cliffony beach so I headed into Cliffony but all I could see was a sign for Mullaghmore...so I headed there, had a look at the sea and drove around looking for Cliffony beach. I failed to find it but I now have directions so... Continue Reading →

A Sunday Drive

I had a little drive around my neck of the woods this morning.  The first thing I was were these lovely cygnets on the Finlough Lake in Ballinacarrow. The next thing we drove by was this old railway house which is slowly being taken over by nature.  The railway has long since closed and there... Continue Reading →

Green Fort

I had a lovely morning at Green Fort as part of the Open Doors series of tours of 'hidden' Sligo.  It's a wonderful place with stunning views..very much hidden as I hadn't heard about it before. There was a great turn out for the talk and tour. Fiona Gallagher who wrote 'The Streets of Sligo' gave... Continue Reading →

Yeats Day 2013

Today was Yeats Day. It was a celebration of what would have been the birthday of W.B. Yeats. So there were all kinds of festivities and events taking place. I spent most of the day running from one place to another and still missed most of it! WB Yeats and Maud Gonne were enjoying the... Continue Reading →

On your bike

Bike Week takes place from June 15th - June 23rd 2013. There are lots of events happening all over the country including Sligo. Family Street Entertainment with a cycling theme will take place on Saturday 15th from 2pm-4pm in O'Connell Street, Sligo. Ladies Pedal to Paddle will take place on Tuesday 18th June, 7 -... Continue Reading →

Jono’s 20th birthday

Jono turned 20 this week! Where do the years go? He wanted to go to Ballina so I took him there. We got to walk around Belleek Woods for a while, which is a really beautiful place, I've never been there before. We did a bit of shopping in the town and had a look... Continue Reading →

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