How special it is to be playing in a Walled Garden of a Big House where croquet was the
pastime of the owners more than a century ago. The Strokestown Croquet Club was formed in the spring of 2012 with about 6 members. A local teacher proposed the idea after talking with Irish Croquet Association members. The Association kindly assisted with the free loan of a game kit. Strokestown Park management supported the idea with enthusiasm, feeling that it fitted their vision of supporting community efforts, as they do in many other areas of local endeavor. The Walled Garden was most generously made available for the club to set up a pitch.
For full write -up and photographs click http://croquetireland.com/cai/docs/StrokestownCroquetWriteup.pdf