Concra Wood

Not long into the new millennium, some members of Castleblayney Golf Club approached Coillte, the Irish Foresty Commission, with a view to securing 240 acres of woodland beside Lough Muckno for a new golf course. The estate was purchased through the sale of shares in the development then Christy O'Connor Jnr – now an established architect with an impressive portfolio – was asked to collaborate with his uncle Christy Snr in bringing to life a tract of land…