A massive crowd went on the Darkness into Light.

Mallow

Michael Stubbs with Jean

Keith Stubbs with his mother

Photos with Michael Stubbs camera

Anybody like to submit any more photos?

Mallow visits Guinnesses and the Michael Collins Musemm

Mallow ARA on their April Day Trip went to Dublin where they visited the Michael Collina Museum and Guiness Storehouse. They had a most enjoyable day including lunch at the Aisling hotel.

                                                                            Lish

Eileen and Norita

spring flowers 2018

Spring has come at last. here are some flowers from my garden.

White Lilac

Red Robin

Weigelia

Bleeding Heart

Not sure what this is called

Flame of the Forest

Aquilega or Granny's Bonnet

Wild Garlic

Clematis called "Joe"

Pictures by Margaret McCarthy

                                                                         Bluebell

Snowdrop

May Altar

Pictures by Rene collins

Eddie's pansies. Aren't they gorgeous?

Pansies

Geranium. lovely pot!

Are they Salvia?

Geranium

Azelia

Photos by Michael Stubbs

MALLOW AND KANTURK VISIT CONNEMARA APRIL 2018

A GROUP FROM KANTURK AND MALLOW SPENT THEIR SPRING  BREAK IN CONNEMARA RECENTLY STAYING AT THE STATION HOUSE HOTEL IN CLIFDEN AND TRAVELLING WITH CRONINS COACHES.. WE HAD A MARVELLOUS 3 NIGHT BREAK VISITING LILY MAIS IN BUNRATTY AND PEACOCKS HOEL MAAM BEFORE ARRIVING AT CLIFDEN ON THE FIRST DAY. AFTER A GREAT WELCOME AND LOVELY DINNER WE HAD A CHOISE OF A CLASSICAL CONCERT WITH A SPANISH GUITARIST AND GERMAN CELLIST OR MUSIC IN THE BAR. ON THE SECOND BECAUSE THE WEATHER WAS INCLEMENT WE WENT SHOPPING IN WESTPORT, AND THAT EVENING AFTER ANOTHER DELICIOUS DINNER WE HAD A MOVIE IN THE CINEMA. WE WATCHED MAUREEN O HARA AND JOHN WAYNE IN  THE QUIET MAN MADE LOCALLY 67 YEARS AGO. IT WAS FASCINATING TO WATCH IT AGAIN. MORE MUSIC IN THE BAR BEFORE BED.SOME WENT SWIMMING IN THE LOVELY POOL OR WALKING BEFORE BREAKFAST OF MASS AFTER BREAKFAST.ON THE NEXT DAY WE VISITED CONG AND WENT ON A TRIP ON LAKE CORRIB. WE WERE SERVED TEA/COFFEE AND SCONES AND ENTERTAINED BY MARTIN ON THE MELODIAN. MARTIN IS NOW 88 AND THE LAST SURVIVING MEMBER OF THE CAST OF THE QUIET MAN (WE THINK)WE VISITED AN ISLAND CALLED INIS NA GHOILL A HOLY ISLAND NOW UNINHABITED BUT PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY DRUIDS AND MONKS AND MORE RECENTLY A HERMIT. THERE ARE MANY GRAVES THERE. IT IS LOVELY AND PEACEFUL THERE WITH NATURE AS IT SHOULD BE. WE HAD A GUIDED TOUR WITH DAVID LUSKIN WHO WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND INTERESTING. THE WEATHER WAS FABULOUS ALL THAT DAY A PROMISE OF SUMMER. THAT NIGHT AFTER DINNER WE HAD A TWO MAN BAND IN THE STATION BAR WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL STATION AND THEY HAVE MANY INTERESTING ITEMS AROUND THE BUILDING.

ON THE LAST DAY RAINING AGAIN SO WE HEADED FOR GALWAY FOR MORE RETAIL THERAPY AND AFTER LUNCH WE HEADED FOR HOME TIRED BUT HAPPY. MICHAEL STUBBS TOOK SOME PICTURES AND THESE ARE SOME. HE WAS ALSO A GREAT HELP WITH LUGGAGE AND GENERALLY HELPING PEOPLE.EDDIE WAS AGREAT DRIVER AND GOT US THERE AND BACK SAFELY.

MOST OF THE GROUP WITH THE CAPTAIN OF THE ISLE OF INISFREE

 MICHAEL AND THE TWO DORAS

MARGARET MONICA AND LIZ TIRED AFTER A LONG DAY

LIZ AND PHIL

MICHAEL MONICA PHIL AND MARGARET WITH THE CAPTAIN PETER

                                                  KITTY SUSAN AND JOSEPHINE

 MARGARET NANCY ANNE AND NORA

GRETTA AND FRIENDS

 BERNADETTE IN THE PINK BESIDE NORA

CLASSICAL MUSICIANS

PHIL AND MICHAERL

MONICA CAPTAIN PETER PHIL AND MARGARET

liz modelling her new cape bought in Blarney Woolen mills in Bunratty

Ashford Castle from Loch Corrib

connemara

Tea and scones on the Isle of Innisfree

Monixca with Martin and his photo of  the Quiet Man

Bluebells in the wood

Margaret and liz

Margaret and Sonny

Michael in the beautiful archway of the old chapel