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The Curragh Golf Club
The Curragh is Ireland’s oldest golf course. Golf was first played on the Curragh in 1852. The club itself was founded in 1883. (The second oldest club in Ireland) In 1851 David Ritchie came to Ireland from his native Edinburgh, where he had been a member of the ancient golf club at Musselburgh (founded 1774). On his death in 1910 it was reported that he claimed 'to be the oldest golfer in Ireland.
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