(Photo credit: Mickey Smith) Apparently we weren’t in the right place to see some of the biggest waves over the weekend. There were, indeed, 50 ft. waves in Mullaghmore, just North of Sligo … and people were surfing them. We left from Mullaghmore on one of our best journeys to the island of Inishmurray. I [...]

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Ellen’s, Ballyconnell, Maugherow, Co. Sligo. €3.80 It took three tries to get into Ellen’s Pub. We tried to find it once on some shady directions and ended up driving round Raghley Harbour and settling for a pint somewhere else. On the second try, we arrived around the lunch hour to find it didn’t open until [...]

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I mentioned in another post that a perfect day at Strandhill would include a seaweed bath. Having met with Celtic Seaweed Baths (soon to be Voya) at work, I had never actually had one myself. This was the perfect gift for Lisa’s birthday, and may I suggest a great date for anyone. You actually get [...]

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Things weren’t so bad in Sligo town today, but it was clearly more busy than usual on O’Connell Street. Only two more days until the big guy appears. And for you non-believers out there, here’s all the proof you’ll need.

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Parking is an issue in Sligo. There simply isn’t enough. My least favorite place to find parking is in the Tesco parking lot. Irish drivers do not set a good example and cars appear strewn everywhere on curbs. I haven’t learned what you can get away with and dutifully buy my parking discs. … parking [...]

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