Temple House · Est. 1665

The Wedding Brochure

A Georgian manor on a private County Sligo estate — entirely yours, from the first glass on the front steps to breakfast the morning after.

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Since 1665

the Perceval family home

1,000 acres

of private estate

6–160

guests on the day

One wedding

at a time

01Welcome

Yours, entirely

Most venues give you a function room and a finish time. Temple Housegives you the keys. For your wedding, the entire estate — the house, every room, every acre of parkland — belongs to you and the people you love. No other guests. No other event. No bar full of strangers.

That changes the shape of the day. Your ceremony can be in the terraced gardens overlooking the lake, or indoors beneath the Gallery skylight. Dinner runs as long as the stories do. And when the music finally stops, nobody calls a taxi — your closest people are asleep upstairs, and tomorrow starts with a full Irish breakfast together.

This brochure has everything in it — the spaces, the beds, the menus and the honest numbers. When you’re ready, you can price your whole wedding yourself in about three minutes with our package builder.

02The Story

One family’s home since 1665

The Perceval family has called Temple House home for over 350 years. Marrying here means writing your chapter into a story that began with the Knights Templar, whose castle still stands by the lake.

1200s
The Knights Templar establish a fortress here. Its ruins still stand by the lake.
1665
Mary Crofton, heiress to the lands of Temple House, marries George Perceval — the beginning of a family story that continues today.
1860s
Alexander Perceval, returning from the Far East, triples the size of the house, adding grand reception rooms and cut-stone façades.
2004
Roderick and Helena Perceval take up the reins.
Today
Roderick & Helena open the whole estate for exclusive use — weddings, retreats and gatherings.

The Knights Templar castle ruins beside the lake at Temple House

The Templar castle by the lake

03Your Day

One estate, every scene of the day

From an intimate gathering of six to a celebration for 160 — the estate scales to the wedding you actually want, and your closest people stay over in the house.

A garden wedding ceremony at Temple House — The ceremony
Outside in the terraced gardens overlooking the lake, or indoors beneath the Gallery’s spectacular skylight. Religious, civil, humanist, spiritual and Celtic ceremonies are all welcome.

The Morning Room — Drinks & speeches
Drinks on the terraces and in the gardens, then speeches off the grand stairs or out in the garden — that first married hour, with the whole house to yourselves.

The dining room set for dinner — The dinner
Dinner in the Gallery or the dining room — up to 120 in one room, or up to 160 across two. Canapés, a four-course dinner or a buffet, and a late supper.

A full Irish breakfast at Temple House — The dancing & the morning after
A live band or DJ for the first dance, a pop-up or honesty bar, and a late supper to keep the party going. Then the best part nobody plans for: a full Irish breakfast together, retelling the whole day.

04Stay

Beds for the people who matter

Your house party sleeps on the estate — so the wedding doesn’t end at midnight, it just moves rooms.

The Big House

The heart of the wedding. The grand entrance hall, the drawing rooms, the library and the dining room downstairs; upstairs, bedrooms looking out over the parkland and the lake.

Self-catering · optional add-on

The Cottage

The Gardener’s Cottage, a short walk from the house: two double and two twin bedrooms, a sitting room with a log fire, a large kitchen and a private garden. Ideal for family who want their own front door.

05Food & Drink

Fed properly, poured generously

Canapés, four-course dinners, buffets and late suppers — fresh, beautifully prepared, and priced per person with nothing hidden.

06Pricing

Honest numbers, on the page

Most venues make you enquire to learn the price. Ours is right here — and you can price your exact wedding, to the euro, with the package builder.

How the venue fee works

The venue fee scales with your guest count — your quote shows the exact figure.

Secure your date with a deposit; the balance follows in relaxed instalments before the day.

Price your exact wedding in three minutes

Guests, nights, menus, bar — see the total update live.

Open the package builder

07Planning

You bring the yes. We bring the plan.

Every Temple House wedding comes with our wedding team, on hand from your first enquiry to the day itself — with recommendations for celebrants, music and everything in between.

We also set you up with a free online wedding invitation and planner — a shareable invitation page your guests RSVP to, plus a live checklist, budget tracker and guest list we work from with you.

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08Find Us

The middle of everywhere

Temple House sits in Ballymote, County Sligo — deep enough in the countryside that the loudest thing at night is the wedding, close enough that nobody’s journey becomes a story of its own.

Sligo town20 minutes
Ireland West Airport Knock30 minutes
Dublin & Dublin Airport2.5 hours

Temple House, Templehouse Demesne, Ballymote, County Sligo, F56 NN50, Ireland
+353 87 986 7986 · weddings@templehouse.ie

Map showing the location of Temple House