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 →

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 →

Cruising around Cavan

After my visit to Marble Arch Caves I headed back to Blacklion for a look around.  I've often driven through it on the way to Enniskillen but have only stopped a couple of times for the lovely charity shop there. So it was great to do some proper exploring.  The peace monument above is in... Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery

On Thursday I went to Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery. It's somewhere I've been meaning to go for ages but never got around to it. This is the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland and is also among the country's oldest, with monuments ranging from five and a half thousand to six and a half thousand... Continue Reading →

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