Taba’s Stories
About her travels, golf, art, life in Ireland and cows
Monkey Puzzle Tree
The Vandeleur Walled Garden At long last we are going to the Vandeleur Walled Garden. We see the signs for it when passing through Kilrush (Cill Rois, meaning “Church of the Woods”) on the way to...
Roses Galore
Sunday Morning in Liscannor There are few things nicer than to get out for a walk on a Sunday morning in brilliant sunshine before Liscannor fills up with church-goers. In fact, with very few people...
A Sticky at the End
The oldest recorded golf club in the world Most people would be delighted to be playing at Muirfield. I was far above delighted, I was ecstatic. Playing golf at the home course of The Honourable...
Birthplace of The Open – Part 1
Prestwick - Birthplace of The Open Created in the days when golf professionals were also ball and club makers and greenkeepers like Old Tom Morris, The Open Championship was first played in 1860 at...
Birthplace of The Open – Part 2
“...one that stirs the soul of the daredevil golfer.” At last it was time to put on our shoes and get out on the course. There is only one word I can use to describe this classic links layout,...
Slieve League Cliffs
In the league of their own My editor always said don’t use a cliché like “breathtaking” to describe anything unless it truly took your breath away! My first sight of the Slieve League Cliffs set my...