Dear friends of Beara, Our long time contributor Tom Crowley asked me to pass this along to the mailing list. If you're a Crowley, or descended from one, or related in any fashion, I bet they'd love to see you there. ----- Forwarded message from [email protected] ----- CROWLEY CLAN GATHERING 2013 The dates for the 2013 Gathering of the Crowley Clan have been set for Friday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, Sept. 15. The venue will be the Trident Hotel in Kinsale, County Cork. The Trident can offer a 10% discount on the quoted rates for bookings made and confirmed with credit card before May 1, 2013. The hotel prefers that bookings be made by email. Be sure to mention that you are with the Crowley Clan group (reference number 089246). Go to www.tridenthotel.com to view pictures and for further information about the hotel. Trident Hotel Worlds End, Kinsale Phone: 00 353 21 477 9300 Eleanor Wrixon, Front Office Manager, [email protected] Schedule of Events and more information will follow. However, for those who haven't been before the schedule is usually like this: Friday afternoon ..........Registration followed by a wine and cheese get-acquainted reception Friday evening............Socializing with music and a cash bar. Saturday morning.........Short meeting. Saturday evening..........Dinner, Introduction of new officers, guest Speaker, etc. Dancing/entertainment to follow. (Attire-business or semi-formal) Sunday .............Road-bowling, trip to Crowley Castle site with Mass at the site, evening music at Crowley pub Actual schedule of events is not available at this time but this will give you a general idea of previous gatherings. Buses are provided to transport the group from place to place. A great time to meet Clan members from all over the world in the land of our beginnings. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Bill Hi Bill: Was wondering if you could give a plug to our upcoming Crowley Clan Gathering in Kinsale this Sept 13-15? Feel free to edit as necessary! (we hold these every 3 years for the past 30 years or so!) Thanks in advance for this and for all the work you do on the site. Just rang Riobard but no answer, Not sure if Joan is still in hospital. Slån, Tom Crowley, An Taoiseach, Crowley Clan, 2001-2004 CROWLEY CLAN GATHERING 2013 The dates for the 2013 Gathering of the Crowley Clan have been set for Friday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, Sept. 15. The venue will be the Trident Hotel in Kinsale, County Cork. The Trident can offer a 10% discount on the quoted rates for bookings made and confirmed with credit card before May 1, 2013. The hotel prefers that bookings be made by email. Be sure to mention that you are with the Crowley Clan group (reference number 089246). Go to www.tridenthotel.com to view pictures and for further information about the hotel. Trident Hotel Worlds End, Kinsale Phone: 00 353 21 477 9300 Eleanor Wrixon, Front Office Manager, [email protected] Schedule of Events and more information will follow. However, for those who haven't been before the schedule is usually like this: Friday afternoon ..........Registration followed by a wine and cheese get-acquainted reception Friday evening............Socializing with music and a cash bar. Saturday morning.........Short meeting. Saturday evening..........Dinner, Introduction of new officers, guest Speaker, etc. Dancing/entertainment to follow. (Attire-business or semi-formal) Sunday .............Road-bowling, trip to Crowley Castle site with Mass at the site, evening music at Crowley pub Actual schedule of events is not available at this time but this will give you a general idea of previous gatherings. Buses are provided to transport the group from place to place. A great time to meet Clan members from all over the world in the land of our beginnings.