by mmcclosk@me.com | Jan 2, 2017 | All of Us
On Thursday, December 15, 2017 Karen, Tracy, Shannon, MacKenzie, and Karlee left on a seven day vacation to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. With temperatures in the low to mid 80° and mostly blue skies, the girls had three days of beach time, fun activities, and...
by mmcclosk@me.com | Dec 30, 2016 | All of Us
On a cold (30°) and windy November 19th, 2016, (wind speed was in the mid 20″) the entire McCloskey family (the McCloskeys, the Thompsons, the Moores, and the Messners) gathered at three different St. Louis locations for a family portrait taken by Ed Courter....
by mmcclosk@me.com | Nov 26, 2016 | All of Us
Sunday, November 20, 2016 the McCloskey family had their family portrait taken on the bridge connecting the high school and the football field, our former home on Union Rd, and in one of the apartments upstairs of the Blue Shamrock. The air temperature was in the...
by mmcclosk@me.com | Aug 1, 2014 | All of Us, Ireland
We concluded our stay in Tullycross with another great breakfast at the Maol Reidh hotel. Our waitress this morning was the same young lass that checked us into the hotel two days ago. If you saw this young lady in a crowd you would pick her out as being Irish....
by mmcclosk@me.com | Jul 30, 2014 | All of Us, Ireland
Most of rural Ireland does not have hi-speed internet. In fact the parts of Ireland where our family is visiting does not even have fiber optic internet cabling. What this means is that I am having trouble getting images to load. Frequently as I start to insert...
by mmcclosk@me.com | Jul 28, 2014 | All of Us, Ireland
Words and pictures cannot begin to express the raw, powerful beauty of Achill Island a place where the mountains come down to the sea. With all of its natural beauty however, Achill Island has a cruel side to it …. the winter months. The summer months will...
by mmcclosk@me.com | Jul 28, 2014 | All of Us, Ireland
For Michael, Shawn, and Corey today began at 4:30 a.m. when they left our B&B, the Boffin Lodge, to go 5 miles down the road to climb Croagh (the Gaelic word for mountain) Patrick. As most people know worldwide, St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and the...
by mmcclosk@me.com | Jul 27, 2014 | All of Us, Ireland
After an outstanding breakfast at The Shemalier, we left for Westport. Our first stop however was at the ? bog plank road. This plank road was unearthed by a farmer excavating the bog for peat to use in heating his home. When the farmer discovered a portion of...
by mmcclosk@me.com | Jul 25, 2014 | All of Us, Ireland
Arrived at O’Hare at 12:45 p.m. Aer Lingus check-in went smooth. Got Shannon a wheel chair and guide. He took us to the front of the Security line where we took off our shoes, emptied our pockets, placed our carry-on on the conveyor and then went through the...
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