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MOUNT JULIET GOLF CLUB County Kilkenny
Opened in 1991 with a match featuring golfing legends Christy O'Connor Snr. and Jack Nicklaus, the beautiful and challenging Mount Juliet course has established itself as a premier golfing venue for Top Professionals and leisure golfers worldwide.
Mount Juliet has hosted many major golfing events and welcomed the return of the World's Top 50 golfers to play in the World Golf Championship - American Express Championship in October 2004. The event was a fantastic success with the crowds turning up in their thousands.
Other events include the Irish Opens of 1993-95 along with the Shell Wonderful World of Golf match between Tom Watson and Fred Couples in 1998. The par 72, 7300 yard layout boasts rolling fairways, many feature water hazards and contoured greens, all superbly blended into the spectacular setting of this famous old Irish Estate.
Blue Book Properties in close proximity:
BALLYFIN DEMESNE
Set at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains just over an hour from Dublin, Ballyfin long been admired as the most lavish Regency mansion in Ireland. It is a place of history and romance, of tranquillity and great natural beauty.
Kilgraney House
Charming Georgian House, overlooking the Barrow valley, situated halfway between Kilkenny city and Carlow town. The house has immense character, complemented by stylish interiors that are full of irony and amusement.
Castle Durrow
Castle Durrow has been completely restored and decorated by Peter & Shelly Stokes in a comfortable, relaxing and contemporary style with modern way of life and fashion in mind without overlooking its past.
Rathsallagh House
Converted from Queen Anne stables in 1798, Rathsallagh is a large comfortable house situated in 530 acres of peaceful parkland with a walled garden and its own 18-hole Championship Golf Course. It is central to some of the most beautiful countryside in Ireland.
Ireland's Blue Book of Country Houses & Restaurants
7/8 Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2. Ireland
Tel: (+353) 01-6769914 | Fax: (+353) 01-6314990 | Email:enquiry@irelandsbluebook.com
