Cromleach Lodge 4* Country House Hotel & Ciúnas Spa, Sligo is situated in a scenic hillside, overlooking Lough Arrow. It is such a beautiful hotel and the location is second to none. We went along to check out the newly launched Early Bird Menu and we weren't disappointed. A word of warning....you will be very hungry looking at... Continue Reading →
Mullaghmore Heritage Walk
Yesterday I went along to explore Mullaghmore. Seatrails were holding a heritage walk so it was a brilliant opportunity for me to find out more about the area and to experience a Seatrails walk. I was in good company, along with award-winning travel writer Pól Ó Conghaile, Auriel from Seatrails, author and historian Joe McGowan... Continue Reading →
Around Achill
Today I went to Achill Island for the first time ever I'm ashamed to say! I was heading to Westport to see my friends exhibition and I realised the Custom House Gallery didn't open until 1pm so I had several hours to kill and decided to explore. I'm going to do a couple of posts... Continue Reading →
These wings were meant to fly
Following on from my 'Learning to Fly' blog post I have more photos to share with you from my visit to the Sligo Aero Club. The plane above is a 1941 Piper Cub J3 it's in beautiful condition and looks exactly as it would have done when it left the factory all those years ago. ... Continue Reading →
Learning to Fly!
I had such a fantastic day today! I had two New Years Resolutions this year. One was to milk a cow the other was to fly over Sligo and take photographs. I'm delighted to say thanks to the kindness of people and to good luck I've completed both. I entered a competition on Facebook for... Continue Reading →
Carrowkeel
Yesterday morning myself and Rocket-dog headed up Carrowkeel which is a Megalithic passage tomb cemetery in the Bricklieve Mountains. It's years since I was here so it was great to go back again. When I arrived I saw the sign said no dogs but I couldn't leave himself in the car and he was on... Continue Reading →