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'Wire' star Dominic West in Irish fairy tale wedding

West marries and christens his children in Glin, County Limerick


'The Wire' star Dominic West with his wife Catherine Fitzgerald and daughter Dora
'The Wire' star Dominic West with his wife Catherine Fitzgerald and daughter Dora

Wire' star Dominic West and his Irish fiancee Catherine FitzGerald officially tied the knot in Glin County Limerick yesterday--and for good measure christened two of their three children right after the wedding ceremony.

West, who played Irish American detective Jimmy McNulty in the popular series said he was 'incredibly nervous' when he arrived for the ceremony.

His bride is the daughter of Desmond FitzGerald, the 29th Knight of Glin, a hereditary title dating back to the 14th century. It is as close as Ireland comes to nobility.

The couple had their wedding reception in the grounds of Glin Castle which had been specially spruced up for the occasion.

The couple, who have a three-year-old daughter Dora, christened their two younger children, Senan (2), and Francis (1), at the wedding chapel

“I feel so excited, really happy, really thrilled. It’s a fairytale,” said Catherine who arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.

Her father, Desmond Fitzgerald, the 29th Knight of Glin, walked his daughter down the aisle.

The couple met  at Trinity College in Dublin in the early 1990s where they were both studying literature.

Tom Wall, who is the head gardener at Glin Castle, told the Irish Times preparations had been intense.

“We’ve been terribly busy here at the castle for the last few weeks doing all the last-minute preparations trying to get everything ready, especially the gardens, after the closing of the hotel 18 months ago,” Wall said.


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topsy1708, how do you know if his late mother would approve or not? Did you call her up in a seance?
His late mother (a Cleary) would not have approed
Mr. Kennedy. Please don't jump to conclusions! The couple may have received a dispensation from their bishop to marry in a place other than a church. Moroever, as an American Catholic priest (former RC priest) any marriage I witness is valid and licit. I thoroughly enjoy witnessing marriages in places that have special meaning to the couple. After all -- it is the COUPLE who make the sacrament, not the priest! Warm Regards, Fr. Dermot dermotrodgers@hotmail.com
Interesting, one of the Norman-Irish Earls who became more Irish than the Irish, history says. Commendable. I visited the Grange at Lough Gur in 1999, and I wanted to see Glin Castle, but I was so swept away by the ancient ruins and splendor of the Limerick countryside that I missed it.
I am wondering if a priest performed the wedding ceremony? If not then their marriage is not recognized by the Catholic Church. In addition was the first child Baptised or Christened? This reporter did not follow through with all the details or the couple didn't want it to be known!!!
 




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