Most beautiful Irish wedding venue

Marycherry88

Any wedding venues that were particularly stunning ?! I was at a wedding in Gloster house, Co Offaly a few months back, probably the nicest place I've been to wedding wise. The Orangery in Kilruddery House was beautiful also.

Gatica

Kilshane house was the most beautiful we visited, but also by far the most expensive... It was a stunning venue though!

Marycherry88

I've heard that's beautiful alright but with a chunky price tag!

baby and crumble

Depends on what you mean by beautiful or stunning though. I mean I'd say you mean the big country house type of venue, but I'm not a big fan. I prefer city centre venues, something a bit more structured and modern.

GingerLily

To me the most beautiful venue would have amazing gardens and views!

I guess it's really subjective.

Marycherry88

Very true. Some of the city centre ones are fab and great fun and some of the country houses can be stuffy and overly formal. A lot comes down to the people who are there and the vibe of the day. I suppose the question was more thoughts on venues that stood out as visually stunning.

EvaSwitch2

The Armada in Clare is probably the most stunning ballroom I've ever been in, the views from the floor to ceiling windows are amazing!

ch2010

Marycherry88 wrote: »

I've heard that's beautiful alright but with a chunky price tag!

There's quite a chunky price tag on Gloster House as well! I priced both and I think I remember that Gloster was much more than Kilshane!

Marycherry88

Must be pretty hefty in that case. I think the priciest I've come across was Ballyfin in Co. Laois. My friend enquired about it but it was crazy expensive. It does look beautiful though.

pooch90

There was an international Girl Guides camp in Ballyfin about 20 years ago (god I feel old) and I have great memories of running up and down the inside of giant fountains outside. Amazing place. Also met Ray Darcy

clint_silver

Marycherry88 wrote: »

Must be pretty hefty in that case. I think the priciest I've come across was Ballyfin in Co. Laois. My friend enquired about it but it was crazy expensive. It does look beautiful though.

Ballyfin is whole other world. encourage anyone who hasnt even looked at it to just check out how the other half live. Other half here probably being top .001 percent. Its just beautiful. Kim and Kanye honeymooned there dont you know.

Marycherry88

That explains the price tag so 😂 It looks amazing alright. Time to start saving!

Bacchus

Barnabrow in Cork is a fantastic converted farm style venue. Lovely manor house with renovated farm houses/barns to hold the reception/meal/dancing.

Segrave Barns in Louth is another great convert farm style venue, similar to Barnabrow with manor house alongside converted barns/sheds.

I was recently in Raheen House in Clonmel. That fairly blew me away. Stunning manor house with beautiful walled gardens.

Marycherry88

Never heard of them but they sound really lovely. Thanks for the feedback.

sweetie

i'd add Lisnavagh hse, Carlow, Ballyvolane hse, Cork and Mt Druid, westmeath.

Marycherry88

My friend got married in Ballyvolane during the summer. Great venue, it has a lovely relaxed vibe to it.

mcgiggles

Tinakilly House in Wicklow is gorgeous

pooch90

Mount Druid, I loved but very much a niche market. My guests wouldn't have liked glamping!
Raheen House recently put up for sale.

pwurple

Oh there are loads!
Cork: Ballinacurra house. http://ballinacurra.com/
Kilshane house is stunning. 
Mount Juliet http://www.mountjuliet.ie
Waterford Castle  https://www.waterfordcastleresort.com/
The cliff house hotel. http://cliffhousehotel.ie/

muckwarrior

I may be biased, but I would add Ballintubbert House to the list.

Here's a few pics from our wedding a week ago

leanonme

Have a look at Ashley Park house. As the old house, marquee, lake side, little jetty, and a walled garden.
Have to 2nd the armada, it's only a potty the outside doesn't look as lovely

Sunflower 27

Bacchus wrote: »

Barnabrow in Cork is a fantastic converted farm style venue. Lovely manor house with renovated farm houses/barns to hold the reception/meal/dancing.

Segrave Barns in Louth is another great convert farm style venue, similar to Barnabrow with manor house alongside converted barns/sheds.

I was recently in Raheen House in Clonmel. That fairly blew me away. Stunning manor house with beautiful walled gardens.

Was recently at a wedding at Barnabrow House. Food was good but accommodation was awful. Our roomwas very small and the bathroom had grotty black tiles, a very old shower, no bath, no TV, thick dust and old beer bottle tops under the bed. Clearly the room hasn't been properly hoovered in months. The water pressure in the shower was very changeable so you had to keep it luke warm lest it scolded you. They also had reed diffusers in the rooms that were clearly very old as they were as dry as a bone.

Add to this the restaurant was freezing so had to keep coats on during our meal. There was a small fire in an adjoining room so half the party huddled in there during the band. The rooms are not that big either, so there is no excuse for being so cold other than the owner is very tight

Breakfast is only served between 9 to 10am.

Oh, and there is no bar on the premises so bring your own drink or you will have to get taxis into town. There was s bar during the wedding, but the night before was a disaster trying to organise taxis.

I would definitely say steer well clear of this place if you want your guests to feel comfortable. It is most definitely not worth the price we paid.