Completed in 1832, the design was based on a French chateau, with the later addition of a bell-tower, and now forms the east wing of the present complex.

[4] Following a succession of different owners, including film producer Kevin McClory, property developer Patrick Gallagher and property magnate Alan Ferguson, the house was purchased in 1988 by the Jefferson Smurfit Group and transformed into the K Club, which opened three years later.

[5] In 2012, Michael Smurfit bought the 49% stake Gerry Gannon had owned from NAMA for €40 million.

The Palmer North Course was the venue for the Ryder Cup in 2006, the first time the event had been staged in Ireland.

The Palmer North Course hosted the Irish Open in 2016, won by Rory McIlroy.