golf lucan

Finnstown Fairways lies one mile south of the N4 at Lucan, near Dublin, with splendid views of the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains. While the Golf Course is newly laid out, finnstown, like all great houses, has a long history.

The ornamental grounds were originally laid out during the eighteenth century over the extensive lawn fields of Finnstown House which replaced an earlier house which in turn replaced a Norman Castle, the stone keep of which still remains.

The nine-hole...

Established 1897 Good eighteen-hole parkland course. Notable hole is the 4th, par 3, where tee shot crosses main road....

Established 1905 Situated in the midst of pleasantly wooded lands that slope gently towards a four-mile river valley of great charm, the Hermitage course is the least artificial of the golf courses around Dublin, but it is only a twenty-minute drive from the city. A new clubhouse was built in 1969, which has been compared with the Eldorado Club in Palm Springs - a 'Millionaire's Paradise'.

The club has hosted many major competitions in which such notable stars as Doug Sanders, Sever...