Westport House in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland was once the grand house of the aristocratic Brown family. Descendants still live on the property. Today, it seems to be kind of a large, public park with walking paths, ponds, cafe, large manor house, camping and more.

The disc golf course is right across the street from the cafe. There is a sign at the front. The tee signs are simple little ones which only read Westport House and the hole #. The baskets are the DGA models with the alway hard to read red numbers. There are no tee pads but the area next to the signs shows some wear so someone is playing this course, mostly in the summer so I was told.

There used to be a five euro charge to play but that has been discontinued. The nine holes are all very similar both in distance (90' to 120'), and challenge (elementary school). #'s 1 and 5 require just a small annie. # 7 is blind and straight up over a small hill. The rest are basically straight ahead at around 100 feet.

The 9 holes loop back to the start. There are a few trees to avoid. Even average players should shoot an easy 6-8 under. Every hole is an Ace opportunity.

For being one of only five courses in the country, I think it wonderful. Yes, it's an easy 9 hole recreational/beginner course but it's free and easy to find and a very quick find. There was some wind today, as well.

County Mayo is on the western side of Ireland, a few hours west of Dublin. If you're circling the island, it might be on you itinerary. Otherwise, you're going to miss it and head for the nearest pub for a pint of Guinness!

+Nice tee signs
+Nice baskets
+Beautifully mowed fairways. Course is nicely manicured.
+Very easy to follow course
+Can't lose a disc here
+Lots of ace runs
+Some elevation to keep things interesting.
+One of the holes is blind because it is over a hill.
+The Westport house is really nice and would be a great place to stay. Westport was a really fun place to visit. Lots of things to do on the House grounds and in the town.

-No real obstacles. There are a few trees but not many. Easy to work around any of them.
-Very short and most holes are pretty similar in length. This would be a good course to play with just putters or even with a Ultimate style lid.
-The tees are natural. The course doesn't seem to have seen a lot of use yet, and maybe it won't. Natural tees can get rutted and bad but maybe on this short course, they will be fine.
-If you are not staying here or doing other things, the cost really isn't worth it. That being said, I showed up early in the morning in November and didn't pay. There really wasn't anywhere that I could see to pay. An employee/security drove past a few times and didn't stop to say anything.

+This place has more land that they could dedicate to a true woods style disc golf course if they wanted to. They are probably more aiming at the very recreational family players that stay at the house.
+Overall, despite the length, this course did have a high fun factor for me. Pick one shorter range disc and go for some aces. Play 2 rounds in half an hour.