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Everything Else => General Discussion => Topic started by: Tracie on August 25, 2018, 10:33:03 AM
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Everybody going to Johnstown Castle - I looked at various pubs in Wexford for a fan gathering. These could be for after the show either or both nights. We could also look into lunch places depending on what we want to do. Here are the pubs I found to get the planning started. These look like they have good seating for groups from the pictures and they stay open late enough.
The Swan - open overnight
T Morris - open 24 hours
Crown Bar - open until 2am Friday night, not open late enough for after our show Thursday night
Maggie May's - open until 12:30am Friday night, not open late enough Thursday night
Thoughts?
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A couple of good looking lunch places:
Simon Lambert & Sons
Farmers Kitchen Lounge
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A couple of good looking lunch places:
Simon Lambert & Sons
Farmers Kitchen Lounge
For lunch places, I'm tentatively thinking Simon Lambert & Sons. It's probably within walking distance of where I'm staying in Wexford. ;)
All the pubs you have listed look fine at a glance. I'll hopefully have a better idea by the end of the week what the plan is for Carlow the next day. We may or may not be leaving early in the morning on the Saturday. Our friends are just moving in to their place this week, so we'll give them a few days to settle in before we finalize any plans there.
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A couple of good looking lunch places:
Simon Lambert & Sons
Farmers Kitchen Lounge
For lunch places, I'm tentatively thinking Simon Lambert & Sons. It's probably within walking distance of where I'm staying in Wexford. ;)
They have a really good looking lunch menu.
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In terms of timing, the plan is still for my friend and I to get into Wexford about mid-day on Thursday.
Thursday afternoon before the show should be free.
Friday morning we're probably going to Selskar Abbey for an hour or two.
After that should be free.
I might be able to talk my friend into coming, but FYI, he's not the biggest Celtic Woman fan. He's seen Chloë twice and one Celtic Woman show, during the Voices of Angels tour. I might be able to talk him into Red Rocks, which hopefully gets announced soon (like ... this week) if it lines up with a sporting event he's interested in. He's only seen one of the DVDs (Songs from the Heart). He tolerates my CW-nerdiness to a point, but he's definitely going to be more into a gathering for the "hanging out" part rather than the "appreciation of Celtic Woman" aspect. Lol.
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You mean Thursday and Friday right?
Gregg and I are arriving in Wexford Thursday afternoon. We'd be available Thursday after the show, anytime Friday and anytime Saturday if anybody's still around. We're not leaving Wexford until Sunday morning.
Your friend can certainly come and hang out even if he's not CW nerdy like we are!
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the plan is still for my friend and I to get into Wexford about mid-day on Saturday.
Oh no, you'll miss the whole Celtic Woman show on Thursday and Friday. 😱
Wednesday, Sep 12: My plan is to get to Wexford on Wednesday evening. That will be a relatively busy day for me, picking up a rental car in Dublin, taking a tour of Powerscourt, and driving down to check into my hotel. On Wednesday night I'll probably explore Wexford and see what's going on.
Thursday and Friday, Sep 13-14: I don't have any plans for Thursday or Friday mornings yet. Maybe I'll try to have breakfast at local hotels like the Maldron Hotel and Whitford House Hotel and see if I run into any Celtic Woman celebrities there. Or check out various tourist attractions in the countryside. Meeting you guys for drinks after the shows sounds fun.
Saturday, Sep 15: I'll drive back to Dublin and probably check out Slane castle on the way.
--David
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On the topic of bars: T Morris, Crown Bar, and Maggie May's are all very close to each other, so we could meet at one and easily walk over to another if needed.
T Morris: Google Maps reviewers make it sound like a cozy place with lots of little alcoves, nooks, and crannies. They supposedly (https://goo.gl/maps/rMguKmKSxjy) have a traditional music session on Wednesday nights that I will try to attend. It also seems like a natural place to meet on Thursday too since it won't close early.
Crown Bar: One review (https://goo.gl/maps/hBVAN8eMErn) from 10 months ago said they have live music on Friday evening so that would be fun for Friday if it's still true.
Maggie May's: I heard from Tripadvisor (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g186643-d5991640-Reviews-Maggie_May_s_Bar_Wexford-Wexford_County_Wexford.html) that they have live music too.
--David
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On the topic of bars: T Morris, Crown Bar, and Maggie May's are all very close to each other, so we could meet at one and easily walk over to another if needed.
T Morris: Google Maps reviewers make it sound like a cozy place with lots of little alcoves, nooks, and crannies. They supposedly (https://goo.gl/maps/rMguKmKSxjy) have a traditional music session on Wednesday nights that I will try to attend. It also seems like a natural place to meet on Thursday too since it won't close early.
Crown Bar: One review (https://goo.gl/maps/hBVAN8eMErn) from 10 months ago said they have live music on Friday evening so that would be fun for Friday if it's still true.
Maggie May's: I heard from Tripadvisor (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g186643-d5991640-Reviews-Maggie_May_s_Bar_Wexford-Wexford_County_Wexford.html) that they have live music too.
--David
Sounds good to me to meet at one of those and then walk wherever. That would be really fun if we catch some live music too!
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Head spinning from so much travel and tour planning over the past 4 weeks.
This is going to be one epic Celtic Woman inspired experience!
In terms of travel to / from the show, the plan is to take the bus or a cab to the castle. There basically won't be any busses available back into downtown Wexford after the show, so we're going to cab from the castle to whatever pub we're doing ... unless we find enough people to car pool with back into town.
I posted in the big Celtic Woman Friends group on Facebook to see if anyone else that was going is planning fan gatherings or maybe renting a car we can leverage for carpooling.
95% of the people in that group won't be going, but it hits a wide audience that might go, so we'll see what comes of that.
I'm also chatting with some people outside of the forum that I know are going to see if they're also interested in a fan gathering either afternoon or after either show. I'll let you know.
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Gregg and I would be up for cab sharing or carpooling if that works out. Our b&b is outside of Wexford, 3 miles from Johnstown Castle, so we'll be doing a lot of cabbing back and forth whenever we head to town or to the castle.
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Karsten and his friend are interested in the fan gathering.
Other than that, some people liked my post asking if there was any other fan gathering already being planned that we didn't know about, but nobody commented. So not a terribly helpful response to that question.
I can't imagine with all the superfans going that nobody else has considered a fan gathering.
I guess we make our own plans and if something comes up, we can be flexible.
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I am staying at the Whitford House Hotel ((12th-14th) outskirt of Wexford) which according to Google is around 4 km, 6 mins from the Castle. There is a lounge bar there and Forthside Bar Bistro. The lounge has a comprehensive bar menu and Forthside more finger food stuff. See linked menus. Perhaps we can meet up at the Forthside.
Unfortunately I have to leave on the 14th so the 13th pm would be the best time for me. I figure around 3:30pm, would leave plenty of time to eat something and get to the Castle in plenty of time to pick up tickets etc. I don't think ticket pickup will be till 6pm if the doors open at 7.
Menus for the Whitford Hotel
https://www.whitfordhotelwexford.ie/upload/docs/summer-bar-menu-2018.pdf (https://www.whitfordhotelwexford.ie/upload/docs/summer-bar-menu-2018.pdf)
[url]https://www.whitfordhotelwexford.ie/upload/docs/finger-food-menu-.pdf[/url
I think any get together needs to be in the afternoon before the show(s) mainly because most of the pubs close around 11:30pm (Crown is 1pm Thurs & Fri but no food after 8 I believe). I have only checked a few but "early closing" seem to be the norm.
Any of the pubs are OK with me so lets keep exploring and reach a concensus nearer the date?
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You're staying about half way between where I'll be and the castle, so that would work out reasonably well.
If ticket pickup may be around 6 PM, I wonder when the line starts? Did anyone we know go to the DVD recordings at Powerscourt or Slane?
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I watched the "Behind the scenes" footage for the Slane DVD the other day. They actually "wined and dined" the audience before the filming, so maybe we would arrive before 7pm for that. But I think it's hard to predict what they are going to do this time since so many years have passed. I'm still anticipating a future email with more details.
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I'm at the airport to fly to Ireland today! I'll check back here for fan gathering info. I'm up for whatever works best for everybody and will be arriving in Wexford at 4pm on the 13th. I have no plans other than attending both nights of filming.
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Someone on the old forum that went to Powerscourt showed up 4 hours early due to no assigned seating (and then it rained for hours and delayed the start of the show).
I'm not sure I want to show up 4 hours early on the first day, so I think it might be best to have the fan gathering before the first show (on Thursday, Sept 13). I get the feeling every seat will be a pretty good seat anyways. The back row won't be like being at the back of a theatre, I don't think. Maybe 10-15 rows at most.
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Simon Lambert & Sons on Thursday sounds best to me if there's no other preference.
Tickets available at 5:30, gates open at 6:30. Line probably starts around 4.
I'm getting into Wexford around 1 PM on Thursday. Does 3 PM sound ok to everyone at Simon Lambert & Sons? If there are other time / place suggestions, please reply in this thread ASAP. Thanks.
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So excited for you guys.Can’t wait to hear all about the shows and your experiences! :)
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Gregg and I won't get there early enough Thursday afternoon for a fan gathering, but we can chat with people at the castle gates. We're planning on Friday lunch in town and anybody is welcome to join us. We were thinking Simon Lambert & Sons also.
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I just got to Wexford and checked in to the Maldron Hotel. Drove 200km on the left side of the road for the first time in my life and no one got hurt! I will probably join you for lunch on Friday, Tracie. Let us know what time!
Oh yeah, you can recognize me by knowing I'm a white guy with a huge amount of bushy red hair. I know what you look like too.
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1:00 lunch on Friday?
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1 PM Friday sounds fine with me so far.
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See you guys there at 1pm on Friday!
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I scouted out Wexford bars for live music tonight. There was actually a trad session at The Sky and The Ground which was pretty cool, but they won't be repeating that on Thursday or Friday.
On Thursday, Maggie May's will have some guy with a guitar playing around 10:30pm.
On Friday there is lots of live music:
10:30: Maggie May's: Soul Trek and the Funk Generation
10:30-12:30am Crown Bar: Elemeno band
10:30-12:30am: Riley's: Connor and Mark
9:30pm: T Morris: Morrissey and Marshall (folk and roll)
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We may do a pub tonight, we'll decide after the show I think. We'll see how tired we are. Should be easy for us all to meet up at the castle gates.
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I am at the lunch place right now. I grabbed a table for 5!