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Cloghan Castle

  • 27-11-2007 3:45pm
    #1
    Suse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭


    Has any one been to a wedding in Cloghan Castle in Co. Galway.

    www.cloghancastle.com

    I have a wedding there on 31st December (new years eve) and I'm wondering what it's like.


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  • #2
    mikeanywhere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,735 ✭✭✭mikeanywhere


    I am shooting a wedding there early December so I will provide an update once I have been. :D


  • #3
    Suse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭Suse


    Ah thanks, that would be great. I'd love to hear about it. you can pm me if you like once you've done it. thanks again.


  • #4
    Alfaservice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭Alfaservice


    Suse wrote: »
    Ah thanks, that would be great. I'd love to hear about it. you can pm me if you like once you've done it. thanks again.

    I was at a wedding there last weekend, it's fantastic. Is it your wedding or someone else's?


  • #5
    Supechicgeek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Supechicgeek


    I have been looking at this place on the net for over a year now and I have to say it looks amazing! I would be really interested to hear how a wedding goes also. The only negative thing for me was the fact that "Children" are not welcome at this venue at any time. But that is a personal choice. The grounds, the drawing room and the grand hall look amazing. A real fairytale could happen here, well thats the impression I get anyway. And the fact that there is so much scope to arrange a non traditional meal, bar and reception makes it all the better.

    I would also love to know how you get on. Hope you enjoy it anyway:)


  • #6
    Suse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭Suse


    Alfaservice - can you tell us a little about the wedding PLEASE.

    would love to hear all about it!!!!

    I'm going to a wedding there on new years eve, i'm also starting the planning process for my own wedding so I might use it as a venue.

    Tell us all !!!


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  • #7
    mikeanywhere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,735 ✭✭✭mikeanywhere


    Hey Suse - as I am local, give me a shout if you want a photographer for when you start sorting yours out!! ;)

    Apologies for the delay as been in the UK working for the last week

    Cheers

    Mike


  • #8
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    Was at wedding in Cloghan Castle last month, it is one of the most surreal venues I think I've ever been in, has these mad windy old style staircases up to the top of the tower and the whole place has a very unique vibe to it indeed.

    Don't expect all the usual luxury facilities of a normal hotel, you're out on your own! Great place though.


  • #9
    Alfaservice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭Alfaservice


    Suse wrote: »
    Alfaservice - can you tell us a little about the wedding PLEASE.

    would love to hear all about it!!!!

    I'm going to a wedding there on new years eve, i'm also starting the planning process for my own wedding so I might use it as a venue.

    Tell us all !!!

    Yeah as Savman says it's pretty unique. Completely refurbished, very comfortable, not at all cold as you might expect. There's a small bar just at the entrance, then a fairly large reception room for the meal which took about 120 comfortably. We had a DJ and an Elvis impersonator and there was a really good PA system but I'm not sure if that comes with the Castle or whether you have to hire it yourself. Upstairs there's another kind of function room where you can hang around while they clear the reception room. I think there was around 7 bedrooms which were pretty decent size. Tons of parking. There was a wee church about 10 minutes up the road into Gort which was perfect for the actual ceremony. In Gort itself there's a hotel called the Lady Gregory which was grand (€130 for a double) and is about 15 minutes drive from the castle. I'm not sure about the catering as I wasn't involved in the arrangments but I expect you can bring in whoever you want. Also there were plenty of kids so don't think there's a rule against it. My friends paid €5,000 to have the run of the place for 2 days, so it's not cheap but then I expect you'd be paying somewhere near that for a hotel.


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