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PLAYING AT THE ROYAL BELFAST
FOUNDED IN 1881, ROYAL BELFAST GOLF CLUB LAYS CLAIM TO THE TITLE OF THE OLDEST GOLF COURSE IN IRELAND.
By Hardeep Singh
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