placenamesPortsalon
Port an tSalainn
Founded in 1891 beside Ballymastocker Bay, Portsalon’s golf club helped establish Ireland’s national golfing organisation.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Port an tSalainn · Irish · main form · validated name
- Portsalon · English · main form
Place & story
An early golfing institution
Portsalon Golf Club was founded in 1891, with an original course designed by Charles Thompson of Portrush. It was one of the nine clubs that founded the Golfing Union of Ireland. Its links occupy the shore of Ballymastocker Bay beneath the Knockalla Mountains, in Croaghross at Portsalon. [2]
Reshaping the course
A major redevelopment led by Pat Ruddy in 2000 added nine new holes and lengthened the layout. Further work under Paul McGinley included changes to bunkers and the opening tee. The modern course therefore incorporates substantial redesign alongside its nineteenth-century origins. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Civil parish
- Clondavaddog
- Within
- Croaghross
- Coordinates
- 55.20644, -7.60728 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 130427 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Portsalon. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- About the Club; Course and Club Improvements · Portsalon Golf Club
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.