Hesscrea Lodge
Travel Blogs from Enniskillen
A Day of Information and Reflection
... the back yards of the homes have steel cages built over them to protect against bricks or bottles being thrown over the wall. There are 5 sets of gates between the 2 areas that are closed every evening; 3 open during the day to traffic. There is one gate that is open all of the time, but is constantly monitored with cameras and can be automatically closed by the police station.
Our guide told us that 70% of 18 – 24 year olds have never had ...
A Wonderful Weekend in the Lakelands
You know when you have one of those trips when you go away with an idea of what you'd like to do, but no real plan of how to do it and then when you get there, everything seems to just fall into place? My weekend in Fermanagh was a bit like this only better!
We took the Goldline Service 261 from Belfast to Enniskillen via Dungannon which took over 2 hours and felt about 10 times as long as the drive actually is because of the many stops. However, I looked at it as ...
Day 10 - Derry to Omagh
... the wall into Bogside ‘Free Derry’ area and looked at some of the murals and visited the Free Derry Museum. The museum was eerie, listening to the soundtrack of the screams, shouting, gunfire, explosions and mothers crying from Bloody Sunday.
(Two days after we left Derry, they located two bombs near the council building including one in an area we’d walked right past days before.)
We'd decided to head to Connemara area of Ireland ...
Report back Day 19 Sligo to Cavan
... font, and the traditional candles. It was absolutely beautiful. We took some time to reflect not really religiously but to reflect upon the sacrifice that people had made to keep their beliefs. Trues heros in my book. There was no stain glass nor any gold trim. Still the best church ever. We head straight for Cavan. This festival is huge. We get parked in town at the back of a church. To be sure it wont get robbed in there. We have a good look around and see ...
Donegal
We stopped for lunch in Donegal and ate at the Castle Bar. I finally got my fish and chips that I have been wanting since we got here! Donegal was such a cute town and after lunch we had just enough time to walk around a bit and explore before getting back on the bus and heading to the ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking