The Drawing Room HourNotebook No 74October 2025
The Jameson family house, then the resort, then the dunes.
Collected by Deborah. Read her editorial perspective
Portmarnock, once a Jameson family house, serves as our Dublin launching point. The original wing still feels like a private residence, like we are weekend guests. With the dunes only ten yards from the door, we often head out there before we have even unpacked.
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On clear mornings, we walk the strand to Velvet Strand at low tide, or play nine holes before breakfast. Evenings usually find us with a drink in the Jameson Bar, settling in before dinner. These rhythms, though simple, establish the tenor for our subsequent journeys.
This proximity makes it a useful waypoint for your first or last night of a golf week, just twenty-five minutes from Dublin Airport.
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