title Clogherrevagh and Strandhill, Leitrim, Ireland - 24th August 2026 intro We're on the road again, this time from Monkstown Farm in Dublin up the M4 to SALA - the St. Angela's Lakeside Aparthotel - a bunch of student accomodation blocks on the shore of Lough Gill in Clogherrevagh, just a few miles outside Sligo. We arrive a bit early and so the apartment isn't ready, so we drive a bit further into Manorhamilton to see Philly and Davida. After that, we check out the facilities at SALA, including a well-equipped, if somewhat archaic, gym, and Isobel goes for a swim in the lough. The next day, we meet up with Philly and Rachel at Strandhill for a walk past the airport to the church of Cill Easpaig Bhróin, which was where St. Patrick was said to have lost a tooth after tripping over on rough ground. imgp2308 We stop at a services at Ballinalack imgp2309 Keyrings are re-arranged in an amusing way imgp2310 Isobel and the boys at Mace in Ballinalack imgp2311 Harry interacts with Philly's dog imgp2312 Harry gives the cat a stroke imgp2313 Isobel has a little sit down imgp2316 There's a cockerel in the kitchen imgp2317 Fred hangs out with the dog imgp2318 Philly, Isobel and Harry have some tea imgp2319 We head into Supervalu in Manorhamilton imgp2320 Isobel and Harry in Supervalu imgp2323 Harry has a go of a punchbag in the gym imgp2324 Fred checks weights out in St. Angela's gym imgp2325 Harry tries out a treadmill imgp2327 St. Angela's pride staircase imgp2328 ATU's St. Angela's campus imgp2329 Mystery brick sheds down by the lake imgp2330 A view of Lough Gill imgp2331 Isobel and the boys look out over the lake imgp2332 The placid waters of Lough Gill imgp2333 Lumpy hills across the water imgp2335 Isobel roams around the St. Angela's campus imgp2336 We're at Lough Gill the following morning imgp2340 Isobel heads into the lough for a quick swim imgp2342 Isobel bobs around in the lough imgp2348 Harry and Isobel at the top of the steep path imgp2350 Very 1960s architecture at the Science building imgp2352 A view from the roof of our apartment block imgp2355 Old Covid messaging on the floor imgp2356 On the balcony out of the flat imgp2357 An old Peugeot 508 in the car park at Strandhill imgp2359 Fred amongst the rocks of Strandhill imgp2366 There's a "surfer" on a foiling board imgp2369 The boys poke around in the rocks imgp2370 Isobel sits on the wall imgp2373 There are quite a few surfers out imgp2379 A derelict B&B imgp2381 Dereliction around an old B&B imgp2387 It's popular on the sandy part of the beach imgp2388 The dunes have been closed off to walkers imgp2391 Fred on the path back to the town imgp2394 Dodgy paint job: too late to die young imgp2401 Harry and Rachel start work on a cairn imgp2405 Rachel surveys the finished cairn imgp2411 We set off on the path to Cill Easpaig Bhróin imgp2413 A random beach construction imgp2414 Isobel follows the group in the dunes imgp2417 There's some sort of giant drain on the beach imgp2424 The wide and empty beach of Strandhill imgp2429 Harry stands by a wrecked lifebuoy imgp2430 There's an interesting rock on the beach imgp2431 Graffiti on a wall imgp2432 Harry's got a stone in his shoe imgp2437 Isobel sets off across the end of the runway imgp2439 The runway of Sligo Airport at Strandhill imgp2441 A Cessna taxis up the runway imgp2447 Philly looks out with his binoculars imgp2452 We've made it to Killaspugbrone imgp2454 A helicopter clatters around imgp2458 Isobel goes for a paddle imgp2460 The Nun's Beach at Killaspugbrone imgp2463 Killaspugbrone Church imgp2466 Inside the ruins of the ancient church imgp2467 A slit window in the church imgp2468 Isobel walks out through the former gate imgp2469 Harry and Fred on the Nun's Beach imgp2471 Isobel and Philly chat on the beach imgp2472 The ruins of Cill Easpaig Bhróin imgp2474 We walk back to Strandhill imgp2483 Another little Cessna is doing touch-and-goes imgp2487 A line of cairns on the beach imgp2492 Isobel places an order at Fire Dough Pizza imgp2493 A sort-of selfie in shiny metal imgp2497 Fred tries on Rachel's glasses imgp2499 Surf boards get hosed down at the end of the day imgp2502 We get some ice cream in Mammy Johnston's imgp2505 Rachel has a go at the Claw Machine imgp2506 Loads of shiny plastic golden balls imgp2508 Harry helps out by getting a golden ball imgp2511 A bird on the Wild Atlantic Way sign