Days 5–6 · Ballybunion

Saving the best for last

Two days on one of the great links of the world, staying right across the street from the castle.

Sunset over the Cashen dunes and beach

Day 5 · Friday

Watson Cashen

Robert Trent Jones Sr.'s wild dunes course, reimagined in 2026 by Tom Watson, a Ballybunion member. A €10.8M redesign, now named in his honour.

€100 for us · €250 rack rate

Old graveyard beside the Old Course

Day 6 · Saturday

The Old Course

#1in Ireland
#10World's Greatest
#29Top 100 in the World

Tee off past the old graveyard and play along the cliffs above the beach. Our finale.

€250 for us · €500 rack rate

Ballybunion Castle ruin at sunset above the sea

Ballybunion Castle

The view from our front door

The castle ruin stands on the green above the beach, right across the road from the house. Sunset over the Atlantic, every night.

Home base · Ballybunion

Our house in Ballybunion

We aren't commuting. We're staying right in town in our own Airbnb, looking out over the Castle Green and the beach.

The house on the main street in Ballybunion
Ballybunion Castle seen through the front window
Open-plan living room and kitchen
Castle Green and the sea across the road
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    Castle & beach viewsBallybunion Castle right across the street.
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    Pub next doorBar & restaurant steps away. Pints, no driving.
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    Our own placeRoom to spread out, cook, and hang out.