Mannan Castle golf club Monaghan

Members Achievements

The Ladies of Mannan Castle Golf Club qualified for the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals of the Intermediate Cup at Knightsbrook Golf Club on Thursday 15th September 2022 where they were drawn against the Ladies from Adare Manor Golf Club and lost their match by 3-matches to 2-matches.
Mary MacNamee led them out and lost her match by 5 and 3 against Breda Naughton, she was followed by Josephine Morris who lost out to Siobhan Curran by 2 and 1, next on the tee was Brianan Kingham who won her match on the 21st against Marie Barker, in the penultimate match Rita O’Loughlin had a 2 and 1 win against Bernie O’Dea, in the bottom and deciding match Angela Gartlan went up the 19th before relinquishing the point against Marian Noonan.                 

The Girls of Mannan Castle Golf Club won the All-Ireland Girls Inter-club Championship when they beat Royal Co. Down Golf Club by 2½ matches to a ½ match at Mallow Golf Club on Tuesday 25th August 2009.

They were drawn against Munster Champions Lahinch Golf Club in the morning they were led by Louise Hanratty who lost to Sinead Sexton by 5 and 4. She was followed by Roison Brady who beat Chloe Duggan by 3 and 2. The bottom match of Amy Boylan had a similar result against Emma McInerney secured the points and their passage to the All-Ireland Final in the afternoon.

They met Ulster Champions Royal Co. Down who had beaten Connacht Champions Co. Sligo by 2 matches to 1 match in their Semi-Final.

They were again led by Louise Hanratty who went all the way to the 18th before securing the point against Sarah Boden. Roison Brady halved her match against Olivia Mehaffey. Amy Boylan had a very convincing 8 and 7 win over Kate Goodman to secure the green-pennant much to the delight of team captain Tom White.

The Ladies of Mannan Castle Golf Club won the Northern District Final of the Miele Ireland Inter-club Fourball when they beat Ballybofey & Stranorlar Golf Club at Greenore Golf Club Wednesday 12th August 2009 by 2½ matches to 1½ matches:

They were led by Gill Rouiller with Roisin Brady who went all the way to the 18th against Darragh McGowan with Deirdre Duncan, before delivering the point to the Monaghan team. They were followed by Louise Hanratty with Mary Cassidy who beat Sheila Breen with Rhonda Russell by 3 and 2. Next on the tee was Rita O'Loughlin with Eilish Crawley who halved their match with Margaret McConnell with Eileen Boyce. The bottom match of Ann Carragher with Mary MacNamee
against Dolores Devenney with Ann McAllister went to the ladies from Donegal by 4 and 3, but they had done enough to secure their passage to the All-Ireland deciders at Mullingar Golf Club on 19th September.

They were drawn against Southern Champions Cahir Park in the All-Ireland Semi-Final, they were led again by Gill Rouiller (8) with Roisin Brady (13) who beat Caitlin Fitzgerald (12) with Catherine Costigan (20) by 4 and 3. They were followed by Louise Hanratty (10) with Mary Cassidy (16) who halved their match against Helen O'Donoghue (10) with Michelle Keating (25). Next on the tee was Ann Carragher (16) with Mary MacNamee who lost out to Susan Carey (13) with Joanne Noonan (26) by 6 and 5. The bottom match of Rita O'Loughlin (14) with Teresa Butler (24) against Marie Keating (19) with Emma Keating (25) went 4 and 3 to the ladies from Tipperary and with it a place in the All-Ireland decider.

Cahir Park played Western Champions Portumna Golf Club the following day and lost out by 2½ matches to 1½ matches, so the green-pennant went West-of-the-Shannon.

Mannan Castle Golf Club won their first major pennant when they won the Ulster Final of the Jimmy Bruen Shield and were drawn against Leinster Champions The Island Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final at Rosslare Golf Club on 16th September 2005.

Tony Donagher & Frank Kelly were first up against Joe Cuffe & Stephen Rogers and lost by 3 and 1. They were followed by Seamus Finnegan & Shane Donahue, who halved their match against Dennis Gaffney & Barry Hughes. Next on the tee was Shane Corr & Noel Gartlan against Anthony Sheridan & Ian McCormack who lost by 2 and 1. They were followed by Barry McCourt & Danny Carr pitched against Gerry Dowdall & David Weldon who lost out by a 2 and 1 margin. The bottom match say Rory Fitzhenry & Brendan McMahon halve their match against Noel Rodgers & Conor Whyte.

Although it was not to be their day down on the links in the "Sunny South East" it was a wonderful achievement for such a young club founded in 1993 and affiliated in 1994 to reach the play-offs and be beaten by the eventual All-Ireland Champions.

Mannan Castle Golf Club won the Junior Cowdy Cup in 1998, when the team was Brendan Woods, Eddie O'Neill, Denis Parkins, Eamon Burns, John Lennon, Leo Marron, Jim Marron, Raymond O'Hara, Fintan Gartlan and Peter Garland, they were captained by Denis McArdle.

The Ladies of Manna Castle Golf Club, won the Junior Hilton Shield in 2002, when team was, M. Cumiskey, A. Connolly, Cassidy, S. Larkin, V. Oliver, T. Butler and C. McMahon they were captained by B. Dooley.

The same years Intermediate Shield team was P. Rodgers, G. Finnegan, E. Durcan, Marquis McBride, Mohan. Their first inter club win Breffni 1997 Kay O'Hara, Angela McMenamin, Vera Neill Mairead McCourt. Gill Rouiller Leinster Scratch Cup 2002.

History of Mannan Castle

The club was conceived within the Donaghmoyne Golf Society whose members Michael McBride (the 2011 Club President) and Canon McGreevy had the foresight to see that a golf club was possible in this country parish.  They got verbal agreement from Pat Carragher to lease land and enlisted Sean Crawley, Owen Roe O’Neill and Ray Howell to further the development.  In 1991 an information meeting was called and two hundred and thirty people attended.  The idea was to get buy-in from founding members and the money could then be used with the initial development.  The entry levy was €600 which raised €133,000 over the next couple of weeks.  Work then began in February 1992.

The year 2000 saw us expand the course into 18 holes.  We purchased land from Brian Rooney to develop an additional 5 holes with the original Pat Carragher portion having room for another 4.  We opened our purpose-built clubhouse in 2001 which included a combined dining and bar area, a separate bar, and ladies and gents changing areas.
2006 saw us opening the driving range with automated tees.
In 2009 we developed a chipping area adjacent to the clubhouse.
Our first professional golfer, Kevin McGivern, joined the club on the 1st May 2010, 17 years after we played our first competitive competition.
2011 saw the opening of a 6-hole Pitch & Putt facility and a new putting green and chipping area to compliment our current putting green.