The lovely people at Canon-Ireland have lent me a Canon 1100D. I got to have a play with it between the showers today. The photo above is Glencar waterfall, I must remember to bring a tripod in future though. The camera seems to be really good in poor light, because it was fairly dark at... Continue Reading →
Donal Skehan – The HomeCooked Tour
Last night we went to the Hawk's Well Theatre to see Donal Skehan's HomeCooked Tour. Now I must admit I did wonder how a cookery show was going to work in a theatre but I have to say it was brilliant. We had a really good night. As soon as we walked in we were... Continue Reading →
Fireworks in Fermanagh
I've often seen the Halloween Fireworks display in Enniskillen advertised but I've never got there. This year we did and had a brilliant night! It was on Thursday (Halloween) and it was a really blustery, rainy day here in Sligo so we were wondering what it would be like in Fermanagh. It was great though,... Continue Reading →
The Clarion Hotel, Sligo
I recently stayed in The Clarion Hotel, Sligo (now The Clayton Hotel, as of December 2016) and I have to say it's a really lovely place. What I liked a lot about the hotel is how close it is to all the local amenities. It's handy for Sligo town, it takes about 10-15 minutes to... Continue Reading →
Samhain Sunrise at Carrowmore
I must have taken leave of my senses this morning when I got up at 6am to head to Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery to see the sunrise. It was part of the Sligo Samhain Festival and there was a great turn out for the event, we got to hear all about Carrowmore and even got a... Continue Reading →
Dave’s Jungle in Connacht Gold
Before I went to Strandhill I popped along to the Connacht Gold Store in Sligo to see Dave's Jungle. He had some really impressive creatures with him and it was great to see people of all ages so interested in the animals. Even I held a tarantula and I'm not that keen on spiders, I... Continue Reading →
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