Paul T, last summer the course had hoarding around it and no development had started. I went to the library and could find nothing about the course.
Scott we have much to talk about. The Muldoon’s were long time members, certainly from the 50’s to the 70’s. If I ever make it to the new course I’ll be looking for the following names as past competition winners.
My grandfather
Richard Muldoon (Owned the Ardee Hotel in Marine Terrace).
His wife
Sally Muldoon, the best of the lot, played in National Comeptitioins as far back as the 30’s. I have quite a collection of Silverware that she won, mostly from Thurles GC in the 40’s.
DunLoaghaire GC was their life. After golf it was Bridge. 7 days a week. A bygone era.
Their sons. Both low single figure golfers.
Dr Richard ‘Dick’ Muldoon. Dad. If memory serves me correctly in the late sixties he won a competition there partnering his mother on a holiday trip back.
Raymond Muldoon – my uncle
It will interesting to hear you mate’s grandfathers recollections.
Although it didn’t stick with me then my first introduction to golf was my grandmother trying to teach me how to run the ball onto the green and urging me to “Make the 7 iron my friend”. I am amazed to write the following … it must have been in 1965. Yikes where did that time go?
Paul C you’re right, you can never go back. I have a vague recollection of the snooker bars and some great pubs (from the 70’s/80’s) but I don’t think they survived the two shopping centres they have now.
The clubhouse is the height of bad taste. It's like a basketballer's house.
