Very Dublin Wedding Reading Ideas - Please Help

LornaKen

I'm getting married in Scotland in 6 weeks. We are both from Dublin and live in Scotland. We want a very Dublin reading for our friend to read. Its a humanist ceremony (and I dont mind a bit of colourful language in it). We originally thought of Roddy Doyle, but cant find anything appropriate. 
Has anyone got any suggestions? Thanks!

recipesforme

Maybe you could use the lyrics of a song? Like the first few verses of Raglan Road? (it gets a little depressing towards the end).

On Raglan Road on an Autumn Day,
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I may one day rue.

I saw the danger, yet I walked
Along the enchanted way
And I said let grief be a falling leaf
At the dawning of the day.

On Grafton Street in November,
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worst of passions pledged.

LornaKen

Thanks so much for responding!
And thanks for the idea, but yeh, probably not very appropriate as its a poem by Patrick Kavanagh about a failed relationship. 
I was thinking a Dubliner song might be a good idea though.... but I dont know of any 'Love' themed songs. They're usually about Dublin or Ireland.
Please keep the ideas coming!

recipesforme

Ah for a bit of romance then what you need is "Monto"

No but really... what about Peader Kearney's Down by the Liffeyside?



‘twas down by Anna Liffey
My love and I did stray
Where in the good old slushy mud
The sea gulls sport and play
We got the whiff of ray and chips
And Mary softly sighed
Oh John won’t you come
For a one and one
Down by the Liffey side

Well up along by George’s Street
The loving pair did view
And Mary swanked it like a queen
In a skirt of navy blue
Her hat was newly turned
And her blouse was newly dyed
So you couldn’t bate her amber locks
Down by the Liffey side
And on her old melodeon
How sweetly could she play
She played goodbye and do not sigh
And down by Texas Way
And when she turned Sinn Feiner
I nearly burst with pride
For to hear her sing the ‘Soldier’s song’
Down by the Liffey side

On Sunday morning to Meath Street
Together we will go
And up to Father Murphy there
We both will make our vow
He’ll join our hands in wedlock bands
And soon we’ll be outside
For a whole afternoon on our honeymoon
Down by the Liffey side

And we’ll have little children
And rear them neat and clean
To shout up the Republic
And to sing about Sinn Fein
They’ll do what their old fellow did
Who England’s power divide
We’ll send them off to fight the Saxon Hun
Down by the Liffey side

baby and crumble

Depending on the rest of the assembled crowd at the wedding in the UK you'd need to be careful using that one!

recipesforme

Very true - but nothing a little editing couldn't sort out!

LornaKen

That's not at all bad. There wont be many from the UK there, and any will be Scots.

Yeh the girl doing this reading is known to belt out Monto after a few.... I'll be fulling expecting it later in the residents bar.

pwurple

Something from Ulysses has to fit. Sirens would be my first port of call. Plenty of racy language in there too if you want it.

Have a google. If I get time at the weekend I'll take a look.

sasta le

Id be careful about using something colorful in a wedding cermonmy