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Golf,
as with most things pleasurable in life, is approached
with a particular passion here in Dublin. For
many years visitors from both home and further
afield have availed of the luxury of this particular
pastime in the auspicious surroundings of The
Royal Dublin Golf Club. Ireland's second oldest
golf club and one of the Ireland's premier sporting
theatres, Royal Dublin provides visiting players
with a combination of a superb championship links
course and a degree of hospitality that mirrors
its historic development.
Founded
at a meeting at No.19 Grafton Street in May 1885
initially the club was based in Dublin's renowned
Phoenix Park but as interest and membership grew
a new home was sought. In 1889, after a brief
sojourn in Sutton, the club moved to its present
home at Bull Island.
It is arguable that
the clubs origins and history stretch back to
the early 1880's when one Captain William Bligh
of Mutiny on the Bounty fame, in constructing
a sea wall to aid proper shipping access to Dublin,
created a sand bank where Royal Dublin enjoys
its unique location today.
As with all great
clubs, Royal Dublin has the amenities to match
its course. Visitors are warmly welcomed and will
find the club easy to access, being a mere fifteen
minutes from the centre of Dublin. To ensure that
your day goes as smoothly as it can, a time-sheet
is in operation when your booking is made.
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