Tankardstown House can be hired for weddings of up to 250 seated guests and for corporate events such as workshops, conferences and product launches. It is an 18th-century manor house with an Orangery, courtyard cottages, a lodge and a restaurant, in Rathkenny near Slane, County Meath, about 45 minutes north of Dublin city centre.
Seminars and company events
The corporate offer covers off-site workshops, conferences, product launches and corporate celebrations. The whole property can be made available to a group. The main house offers six rooms plus the Orangery, with break-out spaces that can be set up as needed, from small to large layouts. The corporate page gives no capacity figures, so organisers should state group size and format in the enquiry.
Listed facilities include meeting rooms, a projector, a printer, storage, Wi-Fi, coffee breaks and wheelchair access. A corporate brochure can be downloaded from the site, and there is a dedicated corporate enquiry page.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held with exclusive use of the house. Ceremonies can take place seven days a week, indoors in the Orangery or outdoors in the Walled Garden. Guests then move to the drawing rooms of the main house for drinks and canapés, with open fires, and onto the West Terrace in fine weather.
The wedding meal is served in the Orangery. Seating for up to 250 guests is possible at round tables. The Kitchen Bar opens into the Orangery, and two evening rooms at one end give guests a quieter space. After dinner, some tables are moved to make room for dancing.
Smaller gatherings are also catered for. Intimate wedding packages use the drawing rooms of the main house or an intimate setup in the Orangery, and the house offers planning support for couples organising from abroad.
Rooms and capacities
The Orangery is the largest room, at lower garden level beside the main house, with chandeliers, antique furniture and gilt-edged mirrors. The main house has drawing rooms for receptions and the six rooms mentioned on the corporate page. The Walled Garden and the West Terrace serve for outdoor moments.
Accommodation
Accommodation is spread across several buildings: the Master Suite, the Library Suite, State Rooms and Heritage Rooms in the main house, Courtyard Cottage Suites, Barn and Stables rooms and a Lodge. The site presents these as options of the same standard. It does not give a total room count on the pages read.
Catering
The Brabazon Restaurant, in the Garden Village, serves casual lunch, afternoon tea and evening dining. For weddings the house publishes a sample menu and an FAQ page, and the Orangery serves the wedding meal. Corporate catering formats are not detailed on the page.
History and setting
The property is an 18th-century manor house with an Orangery and a central courtyard of cottage suites, set within gardens and rolling parkland. The site mentions a private viewing day for couples.
Getting there
The house is at Rathkenny, Slane, Co. Meath, about 45 minutes by road north of Dublin city centre and about 35 minutes from Dublin Airport, according to the corporate page.
