Tag: sligo

North Sligo Agricultural Show

I took Rocket-dog to the North Sligo Agricultural Show today so he could take part in the Sligo Animal Rescue fun dog show.  The weather stayed dry and the place was packed (even though it was €10 to get into the field....which I think is really expensive).  I'm sure it's to cover Jimmy Buckley playing... Continue Reading →

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Afoot and Light-hearted

I headed to Boyle today as the Boyle Arts Festival is taking place.  I'm always interesting and intrigued to see what artists are producing.  Afoot and Light-hearted is an exhibition of work by IT Sligo Fine Art Students, there are some really wonderful pieces of work in the exhibition and my thanks to them for... Continue Reading →

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Sligo walking tour

Today I went on the walking tour of Sligo.  It runs every weekday morning at 11am starting at the Tourist Office in O'Connell Street, Sligo.  You can join the tour when you wish and leave when you wish. John Ryan took us all around Sligo town and even though I've lived here for 23 years... Continue Reading →

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Sligo Rocks with the Wild Westies

Yesterday I went off exploring with Wild West Irish Tours.  The first place we went to was Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery.  Although I have already been here it's great to see Sligo through 'new eyes' and to be able to share the beautiful places we have with visitors. Carrowmore is the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs... Continue Reading →

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Exploring with the Wild Westies

I had a lovely morning tagging along with Michael, Leo and the Wild West Irish tour group.  We went exploring parts of Sligo I'd never seen before, it was really interesting. As we arrived at our first location one of the locals came to welcome us! I was delighted, it's not often I've seen a... Continue Reading →

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