TRIP NOTES / IRELAND / 2026

A week in Kerry.
One more round by the sea.

Ireland, September 2026 — golf, good company, and the moments between the rounds.

Words & photographs from Lucas Moore’s trip

26 September – 3 October 2026

Golfers on a sunlit green with mountains and water behind them during the Ireland trip
From our September trip: an evening on the course, with mountains beyond the water.

We came for the golf. The stories we brought home went well beyond the scorecards.

Our September Ireland trip began in Kerry and finished with an extra round beside the Atlantic. We played all four main rounds on the itinerary, added Ross and Castlerosse, and found time for one more in Kilkee.

These are my notes from the week: the places we played, the people who welcomed us, and the photographs worth keeping.

OUR BASE

Killarney

Castlerosse

PLANNED ROUNDS

Four

Ring of Kerry · Beaufort
Ceann Sibeal · Killeen

EXTRA GOLF

Three more

Ross · Castlerosse · Kilkee

01 / KERRY

SUNDAY 27 & MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

Finding our feet.
And our first fairways.

On Sunday, we fitted in nine holes at Ross Golf Course. Monday brought the first of our four scheduled rounds: Ring of Kerry.

A week ahead of us, the group together, and plenty of golf still to come.

Explore the Kerry field guide
Good company, with the lake and mountains behind us.
A tee shot with a view across the lake.
A golfer carrying a bag along a course path beneath a cloudy Irish sky
On foot, with the bag over a shoulder. A September trip moment.
A rainbow behind golfers putting on a green during the Ireland trip
A rainbow behind the green during the week.

02 / TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER / BEAUFORT

Wind. Rain.
A very welcome
bowl of soup.

There was a yellow weather warning, with wind and rain, and we were the only ones on the course. The people at Beaufort came out to check on us.

When we finished, they made sure there was tomato soup and toasties waiting for us — and, of course, a Guinness.

That welcome is a big part of what I will remember about Beaufort.

03 / MIDWEEK

WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER – FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER

The round we added.
The rounds we came for.

Wednesday had been an open day. We ended up playing Castlerosse, and it was amazing — an extra round I am very glad we made time for.

On Thursday, we headed to Ceann Sibeal in Dingle. Friday brought Killeen at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club: the last of the four main rounds, but not quite the end of the golf.

See how our trips work
A swing into the open fairway.
A little fun between shots.
That feeling when you’re out on the course.
Long shadows, evening light, and the mountains beyond.
Golfers beside a tee with an evening view across the lake and mountains
An evening view across the water, from the September photo album.

04 / SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER / KILKEE

One more round
by the sea.

At the end of the planned week, we extended the trip and headed to Kilkee. We played on Saturday, and the clients had an amazing time.

After Kilkee, I drove them to Galway. They caught the train back to Dublin for the journey home.

Three Golf Nomad travelers together beside the Atlantic during the Kilkee extension
The group beside the Atlantic during our Kilkee extension.
Atlantic waves breaking against the cliffs beside the course at Kilkee
Kilkee: Atlantic waves, cliffs, and a flag beside the sea.

THE CAMERA ROLL

A few more to keep.

Small moments from the Kilkee extension.

A golfer preparing a tee shot beside the cliffs at Kilkee
A tee shot beside the cliffs at Kilkee.
Golfers and their trolleys on a coastal fairway during the Kilkee extension
The group and their trolleys on a coastal fairway at Kilkee.
The faces behind the week.
A few refreshments beside the green.
A quiet moment in the Irish landscape.
Browse golf travel guides
Explore the course map
Andy Moore following an iron shot in Ireland
Andy Moore on the course in Ireland.
Andy Moore on a coastal golf course in Ireland
Andy Moore, with another fairway ahead.

FROM A RETURNING TRAVELER

“Both trips were terrific.”

“I have had the pleasure of going to Ireland with Golf Nomad Club twice and both trips were terrific. Because the trips are late September into October, the courses at which we played were not at all crowded. Golfing in Ireland is a dream with verdant green fairways and tricky greens. And the accommodations are spacious and comfortable. I recommend the Golf Nomad Club without reservation.”

Andy Moore
Ireland traveler · Two Golf Nomad Club trips

A PERSONAL POSTSCRIPT / AFTER THE HOSTED TRIP

My own next stop: Cruit Island.

After dropping the clients in Galway, I drove to Donegal and was able to play Cruit Island. This was my own visit after the group had headed home, separate from their hosted itinerary.

Cruit Island — a tee shot beside the Atlantic.
Cruit Island — rolling links and open skies.

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This journal describes the 2026 trip. Extra rounds, the Kilkee extension, and Lucas’s personal Donegal visit are not promised inclusions on future trips.