Killeen Castle

Address

Killeen Road, Ireland

About the Golf Course

Note: Booking a tee time at this club is a request, we will confirm the booking with Killeen Castle.

Located only 30mins from Dublin city and Dublin airport, home to a championship Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. Regularly voted Best Parkland Course in the greater Dublin area, and is certainly one of Jack’s finest creations. Host venue of the 2025 Irish Challenge, and previous tournaments such as the Solheim Cup, Ladies Irish Opens, and multiple PGA events. This world class golf course is a magnificent test of golf, showcasing modern golfing excellence in terms of design and presentation.

ArchitectJack Nicklaus Signature Course
Course typeParkland
Holes18
PAR72

Prices

Not available

Amenities

Buggy
Caddie hire
Changing room
Chipping green
Driving range
Golf clubs rental
Golf lessons
Lockers
Practice bunker
Pro shop
Pull cart
Putting green
Reception hall
Restaurant

Read more about Killeen Castle

For over eight hundred years, Killeen Castle has stood as a silent sentinel in the heart of Royal Meath, ancient home to the High Kings of Ireland.

The history of Killeen Castle dates back over eight hundred years to 1181, when it was built by Hugh de Lacy as part of the strategic castle defence system for north Leinster. From 1403 until the 1950's, the castle acted as the seat of the Plunkett family, Earls of Fingall, amongst the oldest of the great Anglo-Irish families. From the late seventeenth to the late eighteenth centuries, Killeen Castle became dilapidated, due to the enforced absence of the Earls following the various uprisings and natural unrest.

In the early nineteenth century the 8th and 9th Earls engaged renowned architects, Francis Johnson and then James Sheil to modernise the castle creating the design for the building which stands today.

The 12th and last Earl of Fingall sold the Castle in 1951 and the estate was then run by its owners as a stud farm. In 1981 Killeen Castle fell victim to fire, and lay dormant and in ruins until 1997 when Snowbury Ltd purchased the castle and its grounds, with a vision to create the magnificent estate that exists today.