I had a great morning yesterday at Beltra Country Market. Paul, who is a goat farmer or as he calls himself 'The Goat Man' came along with two lovely goats and told us all about them. I was very lucky as I got to have a try at milking one...I was useless it has to... Continue Reading →
Open your heart to a rescue animal
I love animals, all kinds of animals. We always had cats in the house and when I was kid we had dogs. Four years ago Lucy asked for a dog, I have to admit I didn't want one, I knew who would be the one walking it and left looking after it. She kept on... Continue Reading →
On Baile’s Strand
Yesterday was a brilliant day in Sligo. The Blue Raincoat Theatre Company performed Yeat's On Baile's Strand on Cummeen Strand, Strandhill. It was all very interesting right from the journey over to the play itself. I didn't realise Cummeen Strand was so close to Coney Island and I have a really bad leg at the... Continue Reading →
Sligo Shops – M. Cosgrove and Son Delicatessen
It's a while since I've done a blog about a Sligo shop. This one is well worth waiting for, in fact if you've never been to Sligo it's worth coming just to visit this wonderful shop. Cosgrove's is one of Sligo's oldest shops and was first opened as a restaurant/shop in 1898 by Michael Cosgrove... Continue Reading →
The week that was
So apart from all the events I've blogged about life goes on as normal - whatever normal is. I had to got to Boyle so I got to see my friend Kate which was lovely as always. While I was there I bumped into Sean who has this fantastic website about Boyle, if you want... Continue Reading →
Ryan Tubridy comes to Strandhill
It was a great day in Sligo today. Ryan Tubridy came to Strandhill to talk about the Wild Atlantic Way and more. He tried out Wild Atlantic Wheels wonderful bikes (I decided he might need a bit of a push). Thanks to Rory O'Brien for taking the photo. There were a great crowd of people... Continue Reading →