Login / Register
Ceann Sibéal Dingle Links is an 18-hole links at Ballyferriter on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. The present site dates to 1973, when play began on a nine-hole course designed by Eddie Hackett after a group of local golfers secured land at Ballyoughtra beneath Ceann Sibéal. , working from the earlier concept and surviving Hackett plans.
The club's current official information lists the course at par 70 and 6,690 yards, superseding older widely circulated par-72 measurements. A stream meanders through 13 of the 18 holes, and the club maintains fescue greens in the coastal environment. Ceann Sibéal is in the West Kerry Gaeltacht, where Irish remains central to the club's identity.
The course is an 18-hole links golf course. It plays to par 70, 6,690 yards. Designed by Eddie Hackett, the course originally opened in 1973. It is open to the public. On-site facilities include Clubhouse, Bar, Restaurant, Pro Shop, Club hire, Trolley hire, Buggy hire, Caddie service, and 1 more.
Dingle Golf Club was founded in 1924 and originally played east of Dingle town. After decades on leased land, that course eventually ceased operating when the land was required by local farmers. In the early 1970s a group of 19 local supporters sought a permanent home and secured linksland at Ballyoughtra beneath Ceann Sibéal.
Eddie Hackett was engaged to design the new course, and play began on nine holes in 1973.
Hackett worked with the existing land rather than extensively reshaping it. The natural contours and a stream crossing much of the property became fundamental strategic features. Contemporary historical accounts describe very little earth being moved in the original construction.
Funding initially allowed only nine holes. As membership and finances improved, the club revived plans for the second nine in the 1980s. Christy O'Connor Jr.
inspected the ground in 1988 and oversaw the additional holes, which opened around 1991. A clubhouse followed in 1993. In later years Ken Kearney was engaged for bunker restoration and a wider improvement plan informed by Hackett's original drawings.
The course has become a regular presence in Irish course rankings; the club currently states that Ceann Sibéal is ranked 43rd in Ireland.
Ceann Sibéal is an 18-hole links operating in the West Kerry Gaeltacht. The club emphasises Irish-language culture alongside golf and manages the links with an emphasis on fescue turf, bio-organic products where possible and limited intervention in the natural landscape.
No conditions reported yet
to report conditions
Help other golfers by uploading photos from your visit.
Help other golfers by sharing what the course was like when you played.
