http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Ireland , County Sligo en-us Thu, 10 Dec 09 13:15:38 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 09 13:15:38 +0000 Monday June 22 Megalithic Fun in SligoIreland is littered with leftovers from the bronze age after all stone is pretty durable. Sligo is home to the Carrowmore megalithic cemetery a huge collection of dolmens and cairns dating from the bronze age or before the pyramids of Egypt. We visited Carrowmore Monday morning and were impressed by the size and number of the structures. Sadly there used http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/blog-413026.html Sunday June 21stCountry Sligo is a wonderful introduction to Ireland. Itrsquos not as touristed as the rest of the country but still just as beautiful with mountains megalithic ruins the ocean and a countryside full of farms. Most importantly it is also the ancestral home of the Gilmore family before they emigrated to the United States over 126 years ago. Ancient Gilmore FamilyMy brother Ste http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/blog-412762.html Saturday June 20th From Gaul to GaelicOh how I hate travel days. They are full of tension and stress. You have to wake up early be at such and such place on time or miss your trainairplane. Don't forget to triple check your room to see if you forgot to pack something or you might never see it again. On Saturday we left France and headed for Ireland after another planes trains and automobile m http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-411786.html Sunday 7th JuneSligo and back via the northwest coast.The tour plan for today was to trek around the northwest coast and then south to Westport before returning inland to Sligo.The weather continues to favour us and although a little overcast and cool it remains dry which makes travel and sightseeing so much more enjoyable.The fully equipped kitchen in the apartment we are staying in meant we can http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-409187.html Saturday 6th JuneBelfast to Sligo via the coast roadWell it wasnrsquot a bad nights sleep in the backpackers in Belfastat least for one of us.Gretchen has succumbed to a cold which she reckoned she got from the London tube.So her nights sleep was disturbed.She also reckons that bunks arenrsquot a bad way to go with sleeping arrangements if you are married to someone who snoresAll you have t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-409184.html An early morning start in the bus into the green countryside first stop at the legendary Hill of Tara seat of the High Kings of Ireland. Once a thriving community now just mounds and standing stones. Lunch stop at CarrickonShannon at the head of the Shannon River. Past Lough Key to Sligo our overnight stop. We had an afternoon excursion out to Parkes Castle on Lough Gill once a Plantation http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-394114.html We arose this Lord's day morning and spent about 30 minutes in worship just the two of us. It is unknown just how far the nearest meeting place of the church of Christ lies from where we are probably well over 150 miles so with some planning ahead we were equipped with even the emblems of the Lord's supper thanks to the Grahams.We headed out to County Leitrim's capital city CarrickOn http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/blog-307983.html I left because I was meeting Win my brother for those who don't know in Cork on June 28th. My stay at the farm was unbelievable and it deserved a number of blog posts but in the interest of not writing another horrifically long post nobody will read with good reason I'll simply say that I had a great time getting to try all kinds of new things and spending a lot of time alone and on a fa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/blog-301465.html So since I can't go to Celtic week in Swannanoa this year I took it upon myself to create my own celtic week and as luck would have it one of the most popular music campschools in the same vein as our dear old Swannanoa Gathering is happening in Tubbercurry Sligo all this week. I speak of none other than the South Sligo Summer School or the Thouth Thligo Thummer Thcool if you speak Daffy Duc http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/blog-300974.html All packed and ready to go. 6 months round the world. New york tomorrow. Wahooooo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/blog-292901.html My alarm went off at 545am I growled turned it off and forced myself to get up. I packed my things up in the dark and snuck out into a completely deserted Belfast. I walked to Victoria Station in Belfast only to find uot I needed to be at Central Station 15 minutes walk. It was 630am and my train was 650am. I nearly ran and made it by 640am. This is when I'm thankful I'm only lugging http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-284100.html So heres how my next 3 days go... Day 4 Setting out at an early time of 8 am allowed me to miss all the weekend Easter traffic. I made good time and managed to get to Tarbert for my 20 min ferry crossing to Killimer. It was nice little break which gave me a chance to have some breakfast. normally I get too wrapped up in the journey so I forget about eating till my tummy cries out 'feed me' I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-259610.html Here are pictures from my trip to Sligo. The highlights were Yeats grave and a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary at the bar we stopped into. The wife taught us how to Irish step dance. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-246178.html Out of all the towns I've visited in Ireland Sligo was the one I most wanted to see and its proven to definately be my favourite.. Why I do not know there isnt much to see or do here but Im finding myself loving it..My first night here I just ate dinner in the comfort of my hotel after a 10 hour train trip day and having to go all the way back to Dublin to change stations not only trains I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-154525.html Hey guys Up in the north of Ireland now and have gone some distance since the last update. Finally getting sorted from the incident that happened with the wallet and other things a emergency credit card has turned up so back on track. Hitched a ride to Galway from Ennis and it was actually a police man that gave me a lift. He remembered me from the station when getting the police report and ot http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-145171.html W.B. Yeats was quoted as saying the place that has really influenced my life most is Sligo.I can see why...if you are looking for a place that shows the heart of Ireland this small coastal country town would do the trick. Nicole's job had her placed here for several weeks so we thought we'd swing by for a quick visit on the way to Belfast. You know how that goes.Kyle and I got some wrong d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-91606.html First... Paul... master crowly's is not up on the internet... at least not the version I have. So I will scan it in for you. I learned another wonderful one yesterday too... The mountain road... uh... i spent several hours on it yesterday. Single reel similar to drowsy maggie... Shit... forgot to tell you... tap dancing solved my jig vs. reel confusion... all set now Thank goodnessSo.... this http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-74353.html Well... those little tickes and ornament the shit out of a tune that we are just learning They are crazy. We learned the hardest reel I've ever tried to play today. I love it though. Heeeeeee Hemmmmmm Paul Matt Teri Brian... Master Crowley's Reel... that's homework... you've got 7 weeks to learn it. Long enough Anywho... I tried the seann'os means old ways thank you Mark dance class http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-73454.html Yeah... not sure how to spell it...responses to the comments on the last blogGrandmom... thanks for the note. I am having a great timeJeff... miss you too Fusako... I still appreciate every moment of the Irish culture but I am really seeing the affects that the drink can have on people here. It is sad yes but it doesn't change how I feel about these people their land their culture the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-73104.html This morning started out in a much more relaxed fashion than yesterday. Tim and I had a cuppa tea and some brown bread while we chatted with Kitty. Alfie had already headed off to work since he was planning to take off early in the afternoon to meet us in County Sligo and point us to an old cemetery where some Taaffes are buried.After a nice shower the Deehans have better water pressure than we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-71016.html