I found the timing of this bloom to be perfect, occurring on or around the Summer Solstice. Our first sunflower!

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#12. The Bo & Arrow, Heapstown Crossroads, Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo. €3.50 A third of the way through my 30 pints; the cheaper pints have been the better pints. This may prove the existence of a higher power or at least overturns the cliché that “good things don’t come cheap.” The Bo & Arrow isn’t much [...]

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*Spoilers in this post* The extra half hour of footage in the Special Edition of Aliens didn’t make much material difference to the overall film. I think they made intelligent choices in not introducing us to the colony and Newt before the Marines arrive. We also learn that Ripley had a daughter who died while [...]

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#11. Cromleach Lodge, Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo. €3.80 Last year Lisa and I had our anniversary dinner at Cromleach Lodge and it was stellar. Cromleach Lodge is reknowned for its fine dining, loathed by me for its decor (sorry!) and features spectacular views of Lough Arrow. An authentic pint it is not, even served in a [...]

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#10. Thomas Connolly’s, Holborn Street, Markievicz Street, Sligo. €3.80 I’m beginning to think David is enjoying this project as much as me and accompanied me to Connolly’s after work today. Actually, he bought the pints. Slainté! Most folks would be splitting hairs over whether the best pint in Sligo town is Shoot the Crows or [...]

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