title A Trip to Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland - 11th August 2021 intro Fern's on a sleep-over but hasn't bought any shoes, so we head in to Sligo for a small shopping spree to rectify the situation. After that, we drive over to Philly and Davida's near Manorhamilton for a family barbeque, which Nosher bunks off for a quiet couple of hours to go and look around Manorhamilton - where we'd stayed a couple of years ago - in order to see what has closed down and what was still around. Finally, we're off to Streedagh Beach for another few hours. imgp8518 Fred catches a paper aeroplane imgp8523 Harry looks out of the lounge window imgp8524 The Model - an archetype National School imgp8525 The old PJ Hannigan grocers on The Mall imgp8528 The local newspaper's van imgp8531 Fred does a spot of flute busking imgp8532 The Garavogue is still raging high imgp8535 Crossing the street by the old Post Office imgp8537 A closed-down shop imgp8539 Harry points in the shopping centre on Castle Street imgp8540 Shopping for things in Tesco imgp8541 The closed-down P F Dooney and Son imgp8547 The classic Mullaney Brothers general drapers imgp8549 Water Street and the Italian Quarter imgp8551 We bump into Noddy and Jilly by the river imgp8555 Noddy models a sun visor imgp8559 Isobel soaks up a bit of sun imgp8560 A couple of geezers chat imgp8561 A pigeon takes to the wing as Noddy points imgp8563 Isobel, Harry and Fern return from a spree imgp8564 Some dude pushes a bike up The Mall imgp8565 Sullivan's, and some pub stained glass imgp8567 The derelict Leitrim Bar imgp8568 On The Mall imgp8570 Ornate gate at the singing garden house imgp8572 Rubbish and beer-garden graffiti imgp8573 Interesting electrical work imgp8576 A derlelict house on the road to the Mullies imgp8578 Derelict buildings covered in weeds imgp8581 The long-derelict Jak's Casino on Bóthar Shligigh imgp8583 A good collection of toilets in a derelict building imgp8584 Another roof-less derelict building imgp8585 A closed-down shop is left as it was imgp8586 An Caifé Bia Sláinte has sadly closed down imgp8588 More closed-down shops on Main Street imgp8589 Permanent shutters on a bedding shop imgp8592 Empty shops on Temple Lane imgp8595 Derelict house on New Line imgp8596 The former gallery on New Line is no more imgp8597 Thompson's garage is still going imgp8598 The Leitrim Sculpture Centre has closed down imgp8600 Manor Properties is being reclaimed by plants imgp8603 More shops and houses long for sale imgp8604 The closed-down Sweeney's looks ready to serve imgp8606 Outside at Sweeney's imgp8607 Looking up to Main Street imgp8608 Connolly's is still going imgp8609 Formerly known as Joe's bar and lounge imgp8610 Foliage reclaims more buildings imgp8611 A derelict cottage on Creamery Road imgp8615 Old-school John McHugh Tyres imgp8616 A derelict tin shed imgp8618 A mix of derliction and new building materials imgp8620 More derelict warehousing imgp8621 The Castle almost looks like it's still open imgp8623 The abandoned Home Bar at Ros Inbhir imgp8625 The derelict Home Bar of Rossinver imgp8626 A small building with a post box imgp8628 A very derelict old stone cottage imgp8629 The bridge at Rossinver imgp8630 A derelict house with half the roof missing imgp8632 The derelict house on the R282 imgp8637 A derelict cottage on the way to Philly's house imgp8638 An old barn imgp8639 Fred gets some food at Philly and Davida's imgp8643 Philly's burns up some burgers imgp8645 A pink chair has seen better days imgp8646 One of Rosemary's paintings from Sneem imgp8648 A cat sits on logs and scowls imgp8650 Evelyn waves a marshmallow around imgp8652 Fred goes marshmallow fishing imgp8654 Lua and Noddy get some marshmallows toasting imgp8659 Rachel looks over imgp8662 Philly and Louise imgp8668 Harry chats to Faith and Da Wheeze imgp8674 Fred's got a weird balloon head imgp8676 We walk past Sligo Abbey imgp8678 Foley's Bar on Teeling Street imgp8679 The derelict Mc Donagh's imgp8681 We head off lookig for body boards for Fred imgp8682 We leave a surf shop empty-handed imgp8683 Atlantic Lock and Key is up for lease imgp8684 A sign for the Sligo Fleadh Chaoil is a bit late imgp8685 Hargadon Brother's bar on Castle Street imgp8686 Green shutters on a closed-down shop imgp8690 Fred finally finds a body board imgp8691 Fred heads off with his board imgp8698 The possibly-derelict Swagman Bar imgp8699 Harry gets some donuts imgp8700 The boys scoff doughnuts by the river imgp8702 The Glasshouse on the Garavogue river imgp8706 Some dude looks like he's going to jump in imgp8707 Noddy, Isobel and Fred on Rockwood Parade imgp8710 The skeleton of a derelict garage near Grange imgp8711 The frame of the garage's roof is still standing imgp8713 A few timbers stop a cottage from collapsing imgp8715 The derelict EuroShell petrol station imgp8716 Only the front of a cottage remains imgp8720 euroShell sign on the Wild Atlantic Way road imgp8724 Isobel and Harry back at Streedagh Beach imgp8726 Isobel reads a book on the beach imgp8727 Benbulben hill over the estuary imgp8729 Sand dunes and hills imgp8732 Another massed picnic on the beach imgp8737 Dark clouds loom over the lifeguard hut imgp8742 Walkers and horses on the beach imgp8744 Another jellyfish has washed up on the beach imgp8745 Louise gets a beer imgc7759 Sunset over the Garavogue River in Sligo imgc7760 Grim-looking buildings imgc7767 The coastguard helicopter is out over Sligo imgc7772 Covid art on the pavement imgc7773 A load of birds take to the wing imgc7779 Isobel heads back through IT Sligo