by Paul Gorry | Nov 10, 2017 | Baltinglass, Great War, Local History, Woodenbridge |
Those who died in the Great War (1914-1918) are commemorated each year on 11 November. Huge numbers of Irishmen enlisted to fight in the British Army, the Royal Navy or the forces of other countries in the British Empire. They joined and fought for a variety of...
by Paul Gorry | Jun 20, 2014 | Bray, Christy Greene, Eamonn Darcy, Family History, Golf, Golf History, Greystones, Harry Bradshaw, Irish Golf History, Irish Golfers, Irish Professional Championship, Martin Family, Pat Doyle, Ryder Cup, Wicklow, Woodenbridge |
When the golf craze really got going in Ireland in the last years of the nineteenth century it took root in Belfast, Dublin and pockets of activity mainly in coastal areas. Clubs that could afford to engage professionals had to entice them over from...
