I was hanging around Sligo yesterday evening as I tend to do now and again usually waiting for one or the other offspring. It was a beautiful evening to I decided to go for a bit of a spin, plus I was looking for somewhere to have dinner...not the easiest thing as the pubs were... Continue Reading →
The disappearing lake
Firstly thank you for the kind words yesterday, I'm all good now. Everything happens for a reason and all that. Now for something completely different. I was out exploring on Sunday and went to visit Lough na Suil (which means the lake of the eye). The lake is located in Ballinphull between Geevagh and Riverstown and... Continue Reading →
Sligo Shops – Chiara Poli – The Italian Wardrobe
The Italian Wardrobe, a high-fashion Italian boutique located on Market Street, Sligo, first opened in 2008 and moved to a bigger premises in 2012. Chiara Poli owns the shop and told us she moved to Ballyshannon 8 years ago from Italy and doesn't miss it at all. Chiara said people come from all over Ireland... Continue Reading →
The Sligo Easter Flea Market
Today I headed off to the Sligo Easter Flea Market at The Model. The Sligo Flea Market hosts an array of stalls selling all kinds of items, from vintage bric-a-brac, cakes, vintage clothes, records and trinkets. There are all kinds of treasures to be discovered at the Flea Market. There were some gorgeous dresses, shoes... Continue Reading →
Rock’n the Green 2014 Launch
Last night was the launch of the 2014 Rock'n the Green Festival. I was taking photos at last years festival, it was a brilliant event, you can read about it here. Last years festival raised a massive €30,135 which was split between Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and North West Hospice Sligo. This years festival proves to... Continue Reading →
Sligo Triathlon Club Try-a-tri
I was asked to go along today and take photos of the Try-a-tri event. It involved athletes new to triathlons to try-a-tri. It's the first time I've ever taken photos at a swimming pool so I wasn't sure how they would turn out. I was pleased enough with the results though. After the athletes swam... Continue Reading →