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Our Wedding: Katie and Paul
Thursday 12 July 2007
Ireland Martin Black is a member of the legendry musical Black Family from Dublin. Armed with his voice Black will perform Irish ballads and folk music for all to enjoy. Black's family heritage includes his mother Patty who performed at ballrooms and dance parties in and around Dublin in the 1930s and 1940s, and father Kevin, an accomplished musician who played the mandolin, banjo, fiddle, accordion, flute and bagpipes. His sister Mary and brothers Shay and Michael first performed together in the folk clubs of Dublin during the 1970s and were joined by the youngest member of the family, Frances in 1979. Although the members of The Black Family have since pursued separate careers, they periodically reunite for concerts and albums. Their critically acclaimed first album, simply titled The Black Family was originally released in Ireland in 1986. Location - Devitts - Camden Street Time - 9:00pm - Midnight Friday 14 July 2007 The Dublin Literary Pub Crawl is a tour of the city's pubs and the connections they have to the city's long history of accomplished writers including Joyce, Beckett, Behan, Mary Lavin, Oscar Wilde, Eavan Boland, Paula Meehan and many more. The crawl lasts for approximately 2 1/4 hours and covers a bout a half-mile in total. Plan to drink and learn in the same evening. Location - Duke Pub - 9 Duke St Time - 7:30pm Saturday 14 July 2007 In Irish slang "afters" is often used as a noun referring to dessert or after wedding cocktails. With our wedding still to come this "befores" cocktail party will kickoff the run with a bang. Drinks for toasting and food for noshing. Cafe En Siene, an Art Deco pub, is one of Dublin’s trendy night spots, across from the Mansion House, home of the city’s Lord Mayor. Location - Cafe En Siene, Dawson Street Time - 7:00pm to 10:00pm Sunday 15 July 2007 Nothing says hangover treatment better than BBQ! Come join the family for more food and drinks, only during the day. Hosted by Katie's brother Bryan and sister-in-law Ambar. Location - 2 Stannaway Road, Kimmage Time - 4pm Travelling Around Dublin Dublin City Centre is south of Dublin Airport. It is accessible by city bus and train
lines, but, renting a car possible. There is plenty to see in and around Dublin, so do plan on spending much of your time out exploring Ireland. The Dublin Bus provides bus services for the city and county of Dublin and adjoining areas. It also offers Dublin sightseeing tours
on a daily basis. Fares for Dublin Bus are
based on a stage/distance payment system. Staying in Dublin St. Stephen's Green is a 27 acre park in the heart of Dublin city centre. A
popular lunchtime retreat for many of the office workers in the area, it was originally
open public ground until 1663 when it was fenced off, sold and closed to the public. It was during this time
that the Georgian houses around the Green were built. The Green remained private ground until 1877 when Sir A.E. Guinness, a member
of the Guinness brewing family, pushed an act through Parliament making the Green
open to the public once again. He later paid for the laying out of the Green including
the gardens and the ponds which date from 1880. Besides providing a place to rest and take in modern life in Dublin the Green is within walking distance of many places to see including Grafton St, Leinster House (a.k.a. Houses of the Oireachtas, i.e. Irish Parliament), the National Gallery of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland Places to stay around the Green include The Shelbourne, the Alexander, Daveport, Mont Clare and Stephen's Green of the O'Callaghan Hotels and The Conrad. Other hotel options, include budget and mid-priced hotels can be found online include Dublin Hotels. |