| Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club is situated in a the town of Cobh overlooking the Cork Harbour. The history of the club indicates that a croquet club was started in Rushbrooke sometime in the mid 19th Century. Tennis was not played there until the early 1880’s. The first records of the club were published in 1884.
Many prominent Cork families have been associated with the club throughout history. Families like Beamish, the well known brewers, Dwyer, Haughton, Mc Carthy-Morrough, Crosbie, Goodbody, Cronin and French, to mention but a few had strong links with the club. The facilities originally comprised of five croquet lawns, two of which were later converted to lawn tennis courts. Tennis facilities were all grass court based up until 1924 when the first “ hard” court was laid down. Until the late 1950’s Rushbrooke was regarded as a summer club only, this was due to the seasonal nature of the game at that time, with off-season activities being held in the Royal Cork Yacht Club, then based in Cobh.
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| Rushbrooke, Cobh, Co Cork |
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