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Golf break at Tulfarris Hotel, Wicklow Ireland
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
by Hilda
Golf with my friends has kept me sane during these turbulent times. I play regularly in my club at Malahide in Dublin. Though I took up the game in my late 50s, I can play to a level where I enjoy it without getting too frustrated now. I wrote about my initial struggles in a
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Kilkea Castle the perfect luxury hotel
Monday, 02 March 2020
by Hilda
Kilkea Castle is only a stone’s throw from Dublin (about an hour’s drive). GG and I arrived as Storm Dennis was in full swing. The 12th century castle stands proudly over 180 acres of woodland, golf course and gardens. I had spent an afternoon there last year at the opening of the Spa, but it
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Getting into the Swing of Golf
Monday, 16 May 2016
by Hilda
Since I retired I have had to give up playing tennis, much to my dismay, as I had envisaged playing well into the future. But golf is my new sport and although it is as frustrating as hell, there is nothing like a few hours spent on the course in Malahide whipping that annoying
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