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HOLLYWOOD stars Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson returned to the US last Friday following their
brief visit to County Galway.

They had been in Connemara to film scenes for the eagerly anticipated comedy Marley and Me, which is due to hit the big screen in the US at Christmas.

Marley and Me is an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling memoir by John Grogan which focuses on a family that learns valuable life lessons from their lovable rogue Labrador, Marley. It is
directed by David Frankel, whose last project was the Oscar-nominated The Devil Wears Prada, starring Meryl Streep.

It will be Owen WilsonÕs first movie since his highly publicised suicide attempt in August 2007.

Filming by Fox 2000 has been taking place since March on location in Miami, Los Angeles and Pennsylvania. The sight of the cast and crew arriving in the village of Roundstone came as a huge
surprise to locals however, as they were unaware that the superstars were in town.

Both Aniston and Wilson stayed at the exclusive Ballynahinch Castle, where luxury suites cost upwards of Û900 per night. Hotel management and staff succeeded in maintaining a three week blackout on news of their special guestsÕ presence until the Connacht Tribune exclusively revealed that the celebrities were in the area last Friday.

The Hollywood heart-throbs had lunch in Providence Market Kitchen CafŽ on St Augustine Street upon arrival in the city on Wednesday. Former Friends star Aniston was said to have enjoyed a toasted turkey and brie sandwich before the pair headed west towards theirConnemara destination.

Aniston spoke highly of their luxurious accommodation, saying that is was Òthe most wonderful place I have stayed Ð everything was perfectÓ. They filmed some scenes for Marley and Me on the picturesque 455 acre grounds of the hotel and…