{"id":888,"date":"2009-07-28T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/?p=888"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:52:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:52:21","slug":"meaths-newest-private-wedding-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/meaths-newest-private-wedding-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Meath&#8217;s newest Private Wedding Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clonabreanyhouse.ie\">Clonabreany House<\/a> opened its doors last week and I was lucky enough to get invited to the launch party (yes, they had champagne!)\u00a0 The place is steeped in history as it was the house of the Wade family in the wake of the Cromwellian Settlement.\u00a0 <strong>Clonabreany House and Courtyard<\/strong> lie at the gateway to the Boyne Valley in Clonabreany near Crossakiel Co. Meath.\u00a0 It is roughly about an hour from Dublin (depending on traffic) but is quite remote and as they say themselves &#8211; &#8220;quintessentially Irish&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/07\/clonabreany.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-889\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/07\/clonabreany.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe <strong>historic Georgian property<\/strong> is surrounded by traditional farms and Irish countryside which would provide a great backdrop to wedding photos.\u00a0 The <strong>restored courtyard<\/strong> has 10 self contained houses, (which can sleep up to 90 people!)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_919\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/clonabreany3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-919\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-919  \" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/clonabreany3.jpg\" alt=\"Clonabreany Courtyard\" width=\"358\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clonabreany Courtyard<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A fantastic feature of this <strong>private wedding venue<\/strong> is that it has a cosy little sib\u00edn bar apart from the main house, which would be a winner with any late-night wedding guests!! (We certainly put it to good use after the launch party!)\u00a0 It is full of old time country character.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_890\" style=\"width: 312px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-890\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-890   \" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/07\/clonabreany2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"227\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sib\u00edn Bar &#8211; Wedding Venue Meath<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Clonabreany House<\/strong> itself is joined to a permanent semi solid marrquee fully fitted for weddings.\u00a0 The marquee has a funky black &amp; white tiled dance floor and\u00a0 private dining facilities and can cater for up to 200 guests. The main houses boast four reception rooms and three bedrooms &#8211; the bridal suite is HUGE and the bathroom has a free standing bath.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_917\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/clonabreany2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-917\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-917 \" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/clonabreany2-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Clonabreany Marquee - Meath's Newest Wedding Venue\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clonabreany Marquee &#8211; Meath<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The restoration of this property truely has been a labour of love for the owner and so much work and effort has been put into the place, that is clear.\u00a0 However, now that it is finished, the most important thing about this venue for any bride is the team behind the scenes.\u00a0 Events at the property are being managed by GK Events under the careful eye of Gary Keating and the day-to-day operations is being handled by Lorna Murphy who has extensive experience is organising large-scale events such as festivals and corporate hospitality.\u00a0 Lorna is really hands-on and is going to be making sure that the weddings run smoothly for the bride and groom.\u00a0 Another point to note, is that the food and Catering at Clonabreany House will be cooked personally and overseen exclusively by <strong>Euro-toques chef Gerard Meade<\/strong>. He is a prominent local chef from Navan with twenty five years experience in hotels and restaurants both in Ireland and abroad.\u00a0 I met him at the launch and it really comes across that his passion is for locally grown and produced food and seasonality of ingredients.\u00a0 They even had stands on the night exhibiting some of the local food producers and suppliers who treated us to the most delicious cheeses, crab claws and cold meats.<\/p>\n<p>Something that will be very attractive to many couples looking at this venue is that it offers the bride and groom and their wedding party <strong>complete exclusivity and privacy for their special day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of a <strong>private hire venue<\/strong> like <strong>Clonabreany<\/strong> for your own wedding?\u00a0 Give us your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_920\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/clonabreany1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-920\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-920  \" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/clonabreany1-600x403.jpg\" alt=\"Clonabreany House Wedding Venue Meath\" width=\"384\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clonabreany House Wedding Venue Meath<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clonabreany House opened its doors last week and I was lucky enough to get invited to the launch party (yes, they had champagne!)\u00a0 The place is steeped in history as it was the house of the Wade family in the wake of the Cromwellian Settlement.\u00a0 Clonabreany House and Courtyard lie at the gateway to the Boyne Valley in Clonabreany near Crossakiel Co. 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