This past winter I picked up two volumes on the archaeological monuments of Sligo. The one volume is difficult to lift and the inventory only covers the southern half of the county. We haven’t made it a mandatory weekend trip, but we have quite a few sites to visit. Today we went to the Ballindoon [...]

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Gabe captures the picture of the year documenting three flying saucers hovering above the property checking out Lisa’s studio build. It makes perfect sense that they are flying in a triangular, triple spiral pattern, which finally explains the markings found on the entrance stones to Newgrange.
Coincidence? I think not.

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Having not seen the Labby Rock for ourselves, we headed over to the historic trail behind Cromleach Lodge, expecting to find the ancient monument still dressed in foil. Much to our pleasant surprise, the foil had been removed and I began to question whether the whole scandal was some clever ruse. Upon closer inspection however, [...]

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Just in case you’re wondering, I’m not the crazy American who wrapped the Labby Rock in tin foil. I was putting up tin foil to scare away the deer that are getting into the garden, though I’m switching to metal pie plates on the advice of my father.
The Labby Rock is a short drive from [...]

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It’s been almost fourteen years since we visited Newgrange. Predating the pyramids and Stonehenge, Newgrange is one of the most important built structures on the planet. When we were there in 1993, you just parked along the road and walked up to the site. There may have been guides, but Lisa knew the one guide [...]

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