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Recently engaged? Congratulations! On our Wedding Private Consultation Days you can come in to view Garden Ballroom all set up in wedding mode for you, view our hotel and meet with our wonderful wedding co-ordinator Emma. Do come in and see us, we simply LOVE Weddings! Please pre-book via Weddings on our website www.clanardcourt.ie, by email [email protected] or by phone on 059 864066
Clanard Court Hotel
18/03/2024
Some stunning photos from Ciara & Darren's day Saturday
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12/03/2024
About last nightโฆhereโs our official and not so official photos just in ๐
So thrilled to have won
Hotel Venue of The Year Leinster - Judgesโ Award.
Here in Ireland there are of course romantic notions attached to the day. And women keen to pop the question to their sweethearts owe a debt of gratitude to one of Irelandโs beloved patron saints, our one and only St. Brigid of Kildare, who has her โStart-of-Springโ feast day of course on February 1st.
The story goes that she met Irelandโs most famous patron saint, St. Patrick in โher monthโ - February, to bring up a serious problem that had been brought to her attention. St. Brigid wanted the blessing of the church for women to propose to their sweethearts who, for whatever reason, were dragging their heels! Patrick agreed that this could happen, but only every seven years. Brigid argued on and bargained him down to every four years, on February 29th.
Now depending on who does the telling, Brigid reportedly dropped to her knee following this agreement and proposed to St. Patrick then and there! Weโre not sure about this part as there would have been quite the age gap! But in his polite refusal, St. Patrick established another tradition associated with Leap Year proposals. That should a man refuse a womanโs proposal on Leap Day, he must compensate her with a gift - gloves, a silk gown or in some tellings, a fur coat! We have even heard tell of twelve gifts - one for each month of the year!
This tradition was then thought to spread out, with Irish monks bringing the idea to Scotland and farther afield. In 1288, Queen Margaret of Scotland is said to have made it the law of the land that women could propose during leap years and that if they were refused they were owed a fine - either a kiss, or again a silk gown or gloves. There is no record of this law sadly and Queen Margaret was a very small child at the time of this story so perhaps take this one with a grain of salt!
And by the way, if he does says yes today, our Clanard Court Little White Chapel is ready and waiting for you both ๐
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***Winner of Weddings Online HOTEL VENUE LEINSTER 2018*** + Wedding Dates Top Rated Wedding Venue Kildare 2017 for 5 years running now, a Travellers Choice Winner with TripAdvisor and consistently ranked no.1 hotel Kildare on TripAdvisor too.
Our Top Ten Reasons why you'll want to spend your 'Big Day' with us:
We are an award winning, established, four star, specialist wedding hotel in the heart of South Kildare, only 1 hour's drive from Dublin;
We have a stunning crystal-chandeliered Garden Ballroom (no pillars!) with access to beautiful, private landscaped Gardens, set amidst very scenic local countryside and lots of outdoor patio space for your guests to socialise in;
We are stylishly elegant and a proudly family-run hotel who have specialised from Day 1 in tailor-made weddings;
We have a โone Wedding per dayโ policy and two wonderful dedicated Wedding Experts Claire & Emma who excel in giving you the very best 'hand-holding experience' and are with you every step of the way;
Really Good Food is very important to us and our Chefs will certainly deliver;
We have a really impressive large high-ceilinged foyer with open fireplace, so perfect for your wedding drinks reception;
Our Bridal Suite has a six foot poster bed and magnificent fireplace;
We deliver all round excellent service - both our Wedding Reviews (below) and Tripadvisor Reviews say it all;
We welcome all Civil Ceremonies and have THREE beautifully styled suites to choose from along with one of our Gardens;
We even have our very own Alpacas (roaming around on the right side of the fence!), who are happy to pose as an alternative backdrop to your wedding photos;
and there's one more reason...WE SIMPLY LOVE WEDDINGS!
