{"id":64774,"date":"2025-10-07T09:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/64774\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:51:08","slug":"american-couple-elope-and-enjoy-pints-in-wexford-pub-during-storm-amy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/64774\/","title":{"rendered":"American couple elope and enjoy pints in Wexford pub during Storm Amy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chis and Mandy travelled from Chicago to elope in Enniscorthy.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/c9366396-82ed-45cf-8fe3-9579bb056e1a.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Chis and Mandy travelled from Chicago to elope in Enniscorthy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">An American couple made Enniscorthy their wedding and celebration venue during their romantic elopement in Ireland despite the harsh conditions of Storm Amy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Niall Holohan of Holohan&#8217;s Bar was delighted to play a role in the couple\u2019s special memories when they came through the door and asked for some wedding photos in his traditional Irish pub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;They came in and said they are married and that they wanted to get some photos. So I asked them how many were in their wedding party and they said \u2018Just us two \u2013 we are eloping!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Chris and Mandy, who travelled from Chicago, had their private civil ceremony in the 19th century Wilton Castle on the banks of the River Boro, and as part of their wedding they were eager to get photos in a traditional pub. As such, a variety of photos were taken to capture the ocassion, including one of the couple intertwining arms while drinking a pint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Niall added that it was not an unusual occurrence to have a married couple celebrate in his pub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;We would have people in for a drink who had their weddings in the Riverside hotel or Wilton Castle, but this is the first time where we were the main venue for a wedding celebration,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">At the time, Storm Amy was in full flow, with Niall adding that the weather was at \u201cthe height of it\u201d when the happy couple came through the door for shelter and a pint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The couple have now since travelled to the West of Ireland for a whistle stop tour of Ireland in what has surely been an unforgettable memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chis and Mandy travelled from Chicago to elope in Enniscorthy. 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