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 →

Coolaney Summer Festival 2011

This weekend was the Coolaney Summer Festival. Today was the family fun day which was great for families with young children as there were free bouncy castles and races for them. There wasn't anything much for adults unless you are into football and it cost 10 euro a family or 5 euro an adult to... Continue Reading →

Summer in Sligo (at last)

3, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. We've had a couple of really beautiful days. It's sods law, the kids go back to school and the sun comes out. We attempted the car boot sale again yesterday. It was a waste of time. Hardly anyone turns up to look. Some of those that do just look in... Continue Reading →

Beautiful Sligo

Beautiful Sligo, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Yesterday was a beautiful day. I think it might have been our one day of Summer. So in honour of this we headed off to Strandhill for a few hours. It was great. Jono and I walked the dunes and Lucy just relaxed. The Strand bar is closed at... Continue Reading →

Summer in September

Bugging, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. The sun came out for the second day running, must be a miracle. I went into town briefly after I dropped Lucy to school. I saw the 10 euro biscuits in Tesco...still 10 euro, someone really isn't doing their job. Surely it would be better not to put a price... Continue Reading →

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