The Governor’s House and Goal in Nenagh There is something so unusual about a octagon house and the Governor’s house in Nenagh is an interesting one. The goal in Nenagh was built between 1840 and 1842 due to overcrowding in the goal in Thurles and it was a two day walk from the north of …
The Old Rectory – Leitrim Last week all the lovely thatched cottages, including the one we were staying in, reminded me of my Great Aunts thatched cottage that we loved to go to, it was pretty much as it had been for 100 years, it was the cottage she had been born in and went on …
The Old Rectory Bed and Breakfast The Joe Mooney Summer School is a very successful Summer School with a diverse range of classes both from an instrument piont of view but also singing and set dancing classes as well. Since The Old Rectory Self catering opened four years ago now we have been blessed with …
Trinity College Dublin Have spent the last four days in and around Dublin and Aoife and I went to see the Book of Kells and to see the Long Library in Trinity both amazing experiences, have some quilting ideas with some of the Book Durrow patterns if I can find the one I like on line. …
Leitrim Landscapes Walks We were lucky to win two places on a Leitrim Landscapes Walk at a table quiz we attended recently. We choose to do the ‘Tasting Spring in Leitrim’ walk at Fowleys Falls in North Leitrim just beside the Organic Centre in Rossinver. We were very lucky with the day and headed off …
Mornington Gospel Choir Meath Last weekend we had the pleasure of having the Mornington Gospel Choir from Meath staying with us. They sang in Ballinamore Church at Saturday evening mass and it was a great success. They sang for us after dinner on Saturday evening followed by a night of singing in The Old Rectory …
My Newly Restored Side Saddle I have been interested in taking up side saddle for a long time and now that I am back riding again I had been looking at side saddles to buy during the Summer. I bought one that needed some restoration and after spending a considerable amount of time admiring it, …
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This Summer we enjoyed climbing the new path up Knocknarea in Strandhill, Sligo. We were blessed with a beautiful clear blue sky and both the climb and the views were incredible. There were a group of us, cousins between 9 and 20 and then the older gang. A lot of steps no trouble to the …
Spent a lovely afternoon visiting Glencar Waterfall in the Northern part of our lovely county and also took a walk to the Devil’s Chimney just a short distance away. It was lovely to get out as we are getting a little stir crazy here at The Old Rectory Self Catering Leitrim with all this rain …
The Irish Dogs for the Disabled is a fantastic organization who are a totally charitable and supply fully trained dogs to the disabled at no cost to them. These dogs change the lives of the children who are lucky enough to receive one. We have donated two puppies to the organization and our first dog …