Up a mountain, along a river

The council have recently had a new footpath built on this side of Knocknarea so you can now walk up and over and down the other side. This made for a good long walk. The rain started as we returned to the village so we ate our lunch on a bench perched on a couple of plastic bags, watching the surfers.

View over Strandhill half way up

Cloudy on the top

The top has been a sacred site since 3400BC. There is a huge cairn 55m in diameter and 10m high which, according to Irish folklore was built for the mythical Queen Maeve in 100AD or it could date back to 3000BC - no one seems to know for sure.

View down the other side

After drying off in a cafe we drove into Sligo and walked along the river reading the informative nature notes.

After dinner we went to the local pub run by Kelsey's friends. Open mic night was due to start at 9 but of course it didn't get going until after 10. It was a brilliant musical evening, hosted by 2 great musicians with locals getting up to sing and play. The talent was incredible.