by Paul Gorry | Feb 18, 2021 | Golf, Golfer, Irish Golf History, Pat Doyle
Pat Doyle in the 1910s. Mark Frost’s 2002 book The Greatest Game Ever Played (later made into a film) is a somewhat fictionalised account of the 1913 US Open at Brookline, where the American amateur Francis Ouimet beat Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a play-off. Hidden...
by Paul Gorry | Feb 18, 2021 | Irish Golf History |
Photo © The University of St. Andrews The 45th Walker Cup match, held in September, saw five Irishmen on the GB&I team for the first time ever. Gavin Moynihan had already played in the 2013 match, but the first appearances for Dunne, Hume, Hurley and Sharvin...
by Paul Gorry | Feb 18, 2021 | Genealogy, Graveyards, Joseph Jackson, Kilmurrey, Rathvilly |
It is impossible to imagine the mental state of John Jackson during his meeting with Dr. Dockeray 150 years ago this very day. John’s mind may have been in turmoil; it may have been numbed by grief. Whether Dr. Dockeray visited his farm in Kilmurry or John travelled...