The Old Rectory, Country Home, Fenagh, Ballinamore, Leitrim The Canal walk in Ballinamore is in full blown, we send all our guests from The Old Rectory, Fenagh, Leitrim to either walk or cycle along the beautiful waters edge. These are some of the flowers we saw along the way when we walked it this week.
Had a lovely weekend in Cong Co. Mayo, Mayo is such a beautiful county and one that I enjoy spending time in. We stayed at the lovely Ashford Lodge with spectacular views of Lough Corrib. We took a cruise on Lough Corrib on the first morning, the lake was near flat and the sun made …
For the past two weeks at The Old Rectory Bed and Breakfst and Self Catering Leitrim I have been slowly working my way through the garden putting it to bed for the Winter and getting in all the Spring bulbs. And during that time I have had a great companion, who checks out my work …
I made an interesting discovery this Summer while spending a day in Dublin with my friend from Wicklow before heading off to the International Quilt Show in Birmingham for the day. Every year for quite some time sand sculptures are created in the courtyard of Dublin Castle for us all to go and see free …
We spent some time in Leenane last weekend and although it has been a few years since I have been there it is still one of my all time favourite places in the world. We were blessed with fantastic weather one of the days with clear blue skies. We went surfing and kayaking on Irelands …
I grew up in Trim and am always aw struck by Trim Castle. I think I am right in saying it is the largest Norman Castle in Ireland build by Hugh de Lacy and his son over a 30 year period. I spent a lot of time there as a child and when we had …
Taking on any project in a house can be daunting, taking on chimney’s that are taller than you with five chimney’s in each breast big enough that you can get into one of them is quite a task. I used to think that Mary Poppin’s was a bit farfetched with the chimney sweep in the …
The Old Rectory Self Catering Apartments With the fantastic Summer we had last year in Ireland The Old Rectory farm took advantage of it like thousands of other farmers and did some reseeding. Patrick reseeded our big field in the front of the house. It was quite an exciting process to watch, first the field …
The Lakelands and Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championships kicks off this Monday the 9th of September. We are lucky to have some of the organizers staying with us this week as they get ready for the competition next week. The competitors will start arriving tomorrow. The sections are in Leitrim, Cavan, and Fermanagh. The …
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Gardens are such wonderful places to spend time in, you set out at the beginning of the year plotting and planning and of course planting like there was no tomorrow, and then mother nature takes over and you watch what she creates. This is one of her creations in the garden this year and I think …