Monkstown Golf Club rejoices in its distinguished history and its unique setting overlooking Cork's glorious harbour. The antiquity of the site is evoked by the ruins of the old castle which provided the members with a distincitve clubhouse before the ravages of time turned the grand old building into an un-habitable place. The shell that remains is a poignant reminder of past glories and of the once-proud building that enhanced such a glorious and significant site when it was built in 1636. It is fitting that its outline should form the crest of a club that was founded in 1908.