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A brief History

Members at the Blessing of the First Tennis Court, 1960
Members at the Blessing of the First Tennis Court, 1960


The club was founded in 1951 as a Tennis Club. We rented ground from the Crinion family and laid two grass courts. Pat Meade was our first Tennis Captain.
The Blessing of the First Tennis Court, 1960
The Blessing of the First Tennis Court, 1960

In 1963 the McKeever Estate was taken over by the Irish Land Commission and we rented seven acres in order to form our pitch and putt course. In 1967 we got the opportunity to purchase the property for £700. We laid two tennis courts in tarmac and built our clubhouse. Kevin O' Brien was our first pitch and putt captain.

The layout of the course has changed very little since 1967 and we now have six flood lit, all-weather tennis courts.

In 2003 the club set out plans to further develop the clubhouse and it’s facilities at a cost of €220,000 which it hopes to have completed by early 2004. The executive committee wanted to develop it's clubhouse facilities to cater for a growing interest in the utilization of them, and in order to bring them up to more acceptable standards for equivalent sports clubs. This involves carrying out work on the existing building, a new building extension and services. The major part of the development is centered on the re-development of the changing rooms and related facilities, and on the kitchen and catering area.

Sean Downes  P.P.U.I. Player of the Millennium.
Sean Downes
P.P.U.I. Player of
the Millennium.
Some members are very competitive in both sports and have brought honour to the club especially Sean Downes who has won four All Ireland titles in pitch and putt. The clubhouse with its bar is a great meeting point after our games, win or lose where many a tale and a joke are shared. The club has come a long way since the humble beginnings of 1951.

Leagues the Club is involved with:
Tennis: Dublin League (Mixed, Senior, Summer, Winter & Floodlight),

Meath League, Provincial Towns Cup.
Pitch & Putt: Meath Leagues, Matchplays and Strokeplays


Stackallen Tennis and Pitch & Putt Club, Pighill, Stackallen, Slane, Co.Meath