Sligo 2026

Despite one of us not sleeping all that well (bloody insomnia), we were up early and ready to go. First stop had to be Strandhill, where we grabbed a coffee to go, and I may have bought a hoodie and a t-shirt, from Shell's. Taking it down to the sea wall, we enjoyed the view whilst we had our drinks.

The view was astounding as all ways...

Of course we couldn't leave without having breakfast, so back to Shell's for the most unbelievable food. I had eggs royale and Fi had eggs benedict. It was so beautiful, and filling enough that we forgot lunch as we weren't hungry!

Dragging ourselves away from Strandhill, we made our way to Rosses Point. A quick stop at the Waiting at Shore statue then we went a little further along and found the most idyllic place! No words can describe the peace and tranquility of this little inlet. 

We left there reluctantly, and headed to the apartment for a couple of hours as my health was beginning to beat me unfortunately.

After a rest we headed into Sligo town to do a little shopping. Fina was better behaved than I was lol. Another Sligo hoodie and other things from Mullaney Brothers and a few bits from Penneys later and we were done for the day. With a full day and evening planned tomorrow, we headed back to the apartment for a chilled night... once we'd collected my phone that I'd left in Penneys... 🙈 😳

Bucket list time again - this time at the Sligo Folk Park. We took the long way there (thanks to SatNav issues though it seems to have been a theme when we drove anywhere), then the first thing we did was go to the café for breakfast. First ever full Irish breakfast, and definitely won’t be the last! Delicious!

Then we walked around the whole park. It was a great place, my favourite area being the old street - so beautiful and thought provoking of the old days in Sligo.

After we left there we drove to Rosses Point. I was determined to walk on the beach. I nearly didn’t as there’s a steep hill down, but I’m so glad I did. 

Not sure what it is about the Sligo beaches but they feel almost spiritual. Another place I could stay all day doing nothing but relaxing, soaking in the atmosphere and contemplating everything.

Back in the car - God that hill really was steep - and after a phone call from my Relay For Life buddy Barbara, we drove into tow and bought some granola tubs from the Health Bar Sligo for lunch. So worth it! Crunchy, fresh, filling and almost healthy… almost. Walking around Sligo we met up with Mr Yeats.

Pit stop at the apartment to rest tired and aching legs then out to Flipside for dinner. We were greeted by Patrick, Dympna’s son, this time and again treated like celebrities. The food was once more off the damned scale - the most amazing, tasty grilled chicken I’ve ever tasted! And again photos do it no justice.

We went to Strandhill afterwards to try for a sunset picture, but it turned out to be a bust due to cloud cover, but we did get a wolf whistle so it wasn’t all bad. 🤭 Also found a sign that for some reason spoke to me…

My health was kicking my backside today, so we chose an easy-ish day. The weather was astounding… hot, dry and with just enough breeze to make it bearable.

We had breakfast at the Blackbird Café at Sligo Airport - another bucket list item. Amazing food and coffee with the added bonus of a beautiful view. We did spot some people we knew - though unfortunately they were only a photo on the wall 🤭.

A drive to Strandhill and an ice cream at Mammy Johnstons. The amount of HUGE, black, flying insects made it impossible for us to enjoy more than a few minutes.

We made the short drive to Strandhill Flats - somewhere we’ve both wanted to visit, especially since Fina had written about it. Small, quiet and, of course, beautiful.

A steady drive to Rosses Point where the weather and view were unbelievable. Hardly any of the insects here, so we spent a while just taking it all in.

Tea was pizza from Roberti’s (IYKYK) then we set off to see the sunset. The original plan was to head back to Strandhill, but I took the wrong road (I blame traffic and my health lol) and we went to Rosses Point instead. Not a cloud in the sky all day… until we wanted a sunset lol. Not what I expected, but still stunning.