Articles tagged ‘Athlone’
Space Shuttle over Ireland
By Seán | August 8th, 2007 |
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Did you hear the Space Shuttle is visible tonight over Ireland?
Unh-hunh - we all know what happens when you “go for one” in Ireland. I wonder how many points you get on your license for a P.S.S.U.I (Piloting a Space Shuttle while Under the Influence) offense?
See ye in the beer garden at Sean’s tonight! [...]
Sean’s Sunday Session
By Seán | August 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It was the first of two Sunday sessions without the Amber Moon units. I headed down to Sean’s Bar a bit early - I had been out playing the previous evening and the fire to get the fingers on the fretboard was in me.
As I mentioned earlier, the town has been fierce quiet and Sean’s [...]
Silk-tongued devils
By Seán | August 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I just had to post this.
You’ll recall this last Tuesday’s session in the Shack we had a very talented singer from France join in around the table. He sang a lovely, catchy little tune that seemed to exude some sort of broken-hearted, romantic vibe. We all sat entranced as the lovely French language tripped through [...]
Fund-raiser for the Athlone School of Music
By Seán | August 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
As anyone who was in the Palace Friday night can tell you - there is a whole lot of music to be had here in Athlone town.
With very few places to play, the GLUT of folks in attendance at the Athlone School of Music fundraiser event practically screams for a proper venue here in town. [...]
Quiet week in Athlone
By Seán | August 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
What’s wrong with this picture? Well, it’s a bank holiday weekend in the middle of the summer for one. This is the HEIGHT of tourist season. Normally there would be so many rental boats here in Athlone town they’d be moored out 4 deep along the western quay wall of the Shannon.
Look up at that [...]
Sean’s Bar, Athlone - Oldest Pub in Ireland
By Seán | August 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There has been a pub awaiting weary travellers at the crossing of the river Shannon for over a thousand years.
But Sean’s Bar in Athlone isn’t just the oldest pub in Ireland. According to the lads at the Guinness Book of World Records, it’s the oldest pub in Europe. Excavations beneath the current pub have [...]
Newest swans on the Shannon
By Seán | August 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
As I mentioned a few posts ago that feeding adult swans might not be the best idea, I thought I’d follow up on how those little swanlings are doing.
As you can see from the picture here I took last week, they’re no longer quite so little! Yes, the Shannon swan family is safe and healthy, [...]
The Shack Session
By Seán | August 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
When I was 15 and working at Burger King I noticed inexplicable patterns in the mass movement of humans. It wasn’t just lunch break or movies getting out; some days everyone would suddenly not want pickles on anything or a whole load of folks who had nothing to do with each other would simultaneously decide [...]
On feeding swans
By Seán | August 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It’s probably not the best thing to be feeding them at all, but it’s REALLY not a great idea to stroll right up to them and stick out your hand, folks.
It’s not like they’re going to sprout fangs, horns and claws and tear a man to shreds or anything - but those wings can [...]
Finally some sun in Athlone!
By Seán | July 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It’s about bloody time! Just look at that lovely, sunny blue sky there!
The funny thing is not the sunny blue sky, but what lies beneath it: the water level on Shannon Weir. You may recall last December when the water level rose over the weir (it later flooded the town, actually) and it’s currently [...]
