| Meath Online Newsletter |
Issued on 06/03/2007 |
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Special Offers for St Patrick's Day |
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Ashbourne Marriott, The Rath, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
Opening April 3rd with a special introductory offer of €95
incl. Breakfast
Click
here for more info on the Ashbourne Marriott |
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City North Hotel, Gormanston, Co. Meath
St Patrick’s Weekend Special- 2 nights B&B with
one evening meal-€125 per person sharing
Live entertainment Saturday & Sunday night
Click here
for more info about the CityNorth Hotel |
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Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells, Co. Meath
Be at the Centre of the Celebrations and stay at the Headfort
Hotel
Inclusive Package for 2 Nights B&B and
1 Evening Dinner €169 pps.
Family Package
2 Adults, 2 Children, 2 Nights B&B, 1 Evening Dinner
for all the family €399 per family. Includes Admission
to Junior Disco and Céile Mor! (Rate applies to U12’s
Only)
Click
here for more info on the Headfort Arms Hotel |
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Kiltale self catering cottages, Kiltale, Dunsany,
Co. Meath
Family Activity Break
1 Week's Family Activity Summer Holiday. Offer includes 1
week-self-catering accommodation in rural cottage, farm
activities, pony lesson, pitch & putt and Summer camp
For only €535 / £366 Offer subject to availability
Click
here for more info on Kiltale Cottage Self catering |
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Marriott Johnstown House Residences Hotel & Spa,
Enfield. Co. Meath
St. Patrick’s Special, Enjoy 2 nights accommodation
in a deluxe room with gourmet table d’hôte Dinner
on one evening followed by full Irish breakfast on both mornings
Valid from 15th-20th subject to availability
Click
here for more info on Marriott Johnstown House,
Residences, Hotel & Spa |
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The Cottages, Seabank, Bettystown, Co.
Meath
St Patrick’s weekend through till April 350 euro/£235
- 3 nights all inclusive for 2 people sharing, 5 star luxury
cottages by the sea, 25 minutes from Dublin Airport.
Click
here for more information on the cottages |
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St Patrick's Day Special
The Station House Hotel
and Award Winning Signal Restaurant, Kilmessan,
Co.Meath. Traditional Irish, Hearty 4 course Lunch being
served for St. Patrick's
Day, €29.95, advance bookings recommended! |
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Paradise Found Breaks
Magical Short Breaks just a hop away!
Click
here for Paradise Found Breaks ending end of March |
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Check out all St. Patrick's festivities throughout
County Meath
‘Shindig in the centre’ Sunday,
March 12th
Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre, Donore, Co.
Meath
The Festivities for St. Patrick’s Day will begin in
Brú na Bóinne with a traditional Céili
and set dancing and a special visit by St. Patrick.
Click
here for more info |
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‘Irish Cooking day for kids’ ,
Tuesday, March 14th
Fairyhouse Cookery School, Ratoath
Fairyhouse Cookery school are running a 1 day Cook
Camp on March 14th - (40 euro - 10.30am to 3pm)
For
more info click here |
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“Ways of Old” Saturday, March 17th 12 noon-2.00pm
Kraft Kaffee and Tourist point, No. 1 Ardfrail Court, Millbrook
Road,
Oldcastle, Co. Meath
The vintage display will feature items from household use
and machinery, which was used long ago. |
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All offers subject to availability. Terms
and Conditions apply.
Please contact the service provider directly
when booking and quote "Meath tourism".
Meath Tourism is solely the promotional company & does
not accept responsibility for any of the special offers in
this publication. |
Navan Shamrock Festival 2007, Saturday March
17th
Street Activities -take place
on Trimgate Street from 1.30p.m to 5.30 p.m. promises music,
dancing, street amusements, face painting and more.
The Mega Water Parade and Raft Race-
on the River Boyne at 2pm to start at Old Bridge Inn / Willows
Restaurant, with the Finishing Line and Presentation Venue
at The Peoples Park (Adjacent to Spicers, Athlumney Bridge)
Funfair-For
young and old kids alike, McFadden's Fun Fair will be back
on the Fair Green on St. Patrick's Day 12 noon.
St Patrick's Day Street Parade-The
parade will commence at 4.30pm.
Parade Route: Trim Road, Railway Street, Canon
Row, Kennedy Road, Trimgate Street
Firework Display-A firework display will take place at the
People’s Park (Andy Brennan Park, Athlumney) at dusk.
Approx start time 6.30pm to 7.00pm.
Click
here for more info |
Kells St. Patrick's Festival & Parade 2007
Friday 16th March
- 10pm Festival Queen Finals- Queen
chosen will lead the St. Patrick’s Day parade with
St. Patrick. The event will take place in Arches bar, Farrell
St. Admission Free-Festival Donation Box at Event
Saturday 17th March
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12 noon Traditional Irish Sport
of Handball-Exhibition Match by World Champions
The event will take place at Kells Handball Club, Church
Lane. Admission Free
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1.00pm-4.00pm Farmers Organic
Market at Bective Street
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2.30pm-3.00pm Elvis will be in
Kells Town at Kells Gig Rig, Farrell St.
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3pm-4pm Festival of Colour
Parade- over 100
floats-marching bands-featuring Dunderry Fair Group
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3pm-4pm Spectator Fancy Dress-
Prizes galore for those spectators who come along in
colourful fancing dress (winners announced at 4pm)
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4pm-6pm Traditional Music at
Headfort Arms Hotel
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4.30pm Kells Town Tour led
by Willie Carr of Kells Historical and Archeological
Society. Takes in the history of the Monastic Town of
Kells within the old Norman Walls. Admission €5,
Booking essential
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5pm-6.30pm Children's Fun
time at Headfort Arms Hotel-lots
of activities for the under 12's including: games,
colouring competition, balloon modelling. Children
must be accompanied by a parent/guardian Admission €3
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5pm-6.30pm Under 12's Children's
Disco with DJ Paul at Headfort Arms Hotel-
Lots of spot prizes to be won. Children must be accompanied
by a parent/guardian. Admission €3
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6.30pm-8.00pm Punch and
Judy Puppet Shows at Headfort Arms Hotel- 3
shows of 30mins duration, raffle. Admission €2
per show.
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6.30pm-8.30pm Céile Mór
at Headfort Arms Hotel - with the Causey Experience
Céile Band as well as a fantastic Céile,
there will also be exhibition dances from Poland and
Lithuania. Raffle. Admission €5
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9.30pm 'til late- Irish
Night at Gael Colmcille- Have
fun and cráic into the night in Kells. Admission-on
the door
Sunday 18th March
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12noon-1.30pm The Kells Historical
Walk with Aidan Wall at The Heritage Centre- Admission
Free
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2pm-4pm Family Treasure Hunt Find
Shamrocks around the town to be in with a chance to win
a fantastic Laptop computer from Oliver Sweeney Computer
Supplies. Starts and ends at Kells Heritage Centre. Admission €5
per family.
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3pm-5pm Visit the famous Tower
of Lloyd- a rare
opportunity to learn the history of this unusual
inland lighthouse and enjoy the dramatic views from
the top.
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4.30pm-5.30pm Car Crash at Church
Street-simulated car crash. Admission Free
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8pm Hypnotist at Headfort
Arms Hotel-Enjoy an amazing stage show with a difference.
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9.30pm -'til late Live Music & Cráic at
Jack's Railway Bar
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10pm -'til late "Ham Sandwich" in
concert follows by Pyrotechnic show at Headfort
Arms Hotel
Click
here for more info |
Trim St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations 2007
The Trim festivities will begin with their annual street
parade starting at 3pm from the new bridge. The parade promises
a more colourful, more unusual selection of floats along
with dancers and musicians. After the parade there will be
a boat race on the River Boyne. As usual a carnival will
be held in Emmett Street carpark.
Click
here for a full list of Events and News in County Meath |
The Legend of St. Patrick in County Meath
The story of St. Patrick is contained in the Book of Armagh. It
tells about a great festival at Tara, which was the seat of the
Laoghaire, the High King of Ireland. At a certain hour it was planned
to light a huge fire that would be seen for miles around and everyone
was warned not to brighten the night air with any flame.
However, St. Patrick was celebrating the Christian Easter Vigil
on the near by Hill of Slane which involved lighting the Paschal
fire. When its light shone around the countryside, the high king
was furious and demanded that St. Patrick be put to death. The
king’s councillors advised against this although they predicted “it
is the flame of Christianity that will never be extinguished’
After many failed attempts to kill St. Patrick by the High King
he agreed to become a Christian and so Patrick moved to County
Armagh.
Click
here for the Heritage Trail, which features the Hill of Slane
and Hill of Tara.
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