Articles tagged with "other destinations"
Glendeer Pet Farm
By Seán | September 18th, 2007 |
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On Saturday we did something we’ve been meaning to do ever since the munchkin started pointing at furry four-footed creatures on the street and shouting, “DOGGIE!!!” we took her to... [Read this entry]
The Old Shamrock Bar
By Seán | August 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I love this old pub on Connacht Street here in Athlone. There’s something so poignant about its dereliction. Vacant shopfronts like this are fading fast - Athlone is a growing... [Read this entry]
Athlone Video Retrospective
By Seán | August 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This is a video sent to me by Joseph Blake of the www.athlonelive.com forum showing a small retrospective and some modern pictures of Athlone town. Fair play to him. Enjoy:
Roscommon IRA statue
By Seán | July 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Some time ago I wrote a post on Athlone’s IRA Statue. In my limited experience such a thing is quite rare, certainly at the centre of a major town like... [Read this entry]
New Playground in Athlone
By Seán | July 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
As many a town centre parent will tell you, there’s not much for young children in the middle of Athlone.
Admittedly, there is a playground at Burgess Park on the... [Read this entry]
Drumshanbo
By Seán | July 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I have a good friend with a boat which sometimes functions as his primary residence. The other week he rang me up needing a lift back down to Athlone from... [Read this entry]
Ballyhoura Mountain Biking Park to open next week
By Seán | July 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In February I posted a guide to mountain biking in Ireland wherein I mentioned Ireland’s first purpose-built mountain biking park was slated to open in summer of 2007.
Well, next... [Read this entry]
Athlone Viking Boat Tours
By Seán | June 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Ever ride on an animal-headed viking ship?
It’s one of those things most tourists miss. I don’t mean the vikings - their blonde hair and nordic features blended into the... [Read this entry]
The thirsty traveller in Dublin and Waterford
By Seán | May 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Here is a travelistic piece featuring the Thirsty traveller visiting the Dublin Brewing Company and the Waterford Crystal factory.
Fog on the Shannon
By Seán | May 7th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I mentioned the magical dawn mist on the River Shannon a few posts ago, and here is the video I captured. The music I used is a live recording from... [Read this entry]
