There are a number of Sligo walks taking place on April 2nd to coincide with Charlie Bird climbing Croagh Patrick in aid aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House. It was hard to keep track of them all so I'm adding them all to this blog post. Castle Dargan to Lough Lumann.... Continue Reading →
They might be giants
The title is a nod to a band - bonus points if you can name one of their songs (which also happens to be one of my favourites). Anyway I'm off tangent already! Last week I had some time to kill and Claremorris was on my way to Ashford Castle so I went exploring. ... Continue Reading →
The Croagh Patrick Walking Festival
There's a wonderful event taking place in County Mayo next month. If you want to explore the beautiful rolling landscape of The 61km long Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail, meet fellow walkers and find about more about this beautiful area this is well worth checking out. The Croagh Patrick Heritage trail starts from the town of... Continue Reading →
The Caves of Kesh – Sligo Walks
The Keshcorran Mountain walk is one of the walks listed on the Sligo Walks website. I've given myself a challenge to try as many of the walks as I can. This one is just spectacular and so worth a visit if you are in Sligo. South Sligo so often gets overlooked by tourists coming to... Continue Reading →
Walks, talks, music and more – The Sligo Festival 2016
The Sligo Festival runs from July 24th until August 6th, 2016. It's a jam-packed festival full of all kinds of everything with events to suit all ages. A lot of the events are free including the outdoor concerts which feature Kieran Quinn, Jerry Fish and The Stunning. Sligo Food Trail is also taking part so... Continue Reading →
Free things to see and do during the Summer in Sligo
I've seen a few people looking for free things to do in Sligo so I've decided to do a post with a few suggestions. I’m writing this for visitors who might arrive into Sligo town without their own transport so everything is based in the town. The Sligo Walking Tour takes place throughout the summer. It's... Continue Reading →