Trabolgan Holiday Village

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Trabolgan Holiday Village
Panorama of the amenities centre at Trabolgan Holiday Village.jpg
Panorama of the amenities centre at Trabolgan Holiday Village
Trabolgan Holiday Village is located in Ireland
Trabolgan Holiday Village
Trabolgan Holiday Village
LocationWhitegate, Midleton, County Cork
Coordinates51°47′55″N 8°14′09″W / 51.798691°N 8.235810°W / 51.798691; -8.235810
Subsequent namesTrabolgan
Campus size140 acres (0.57 km2)
Residences344
Restaurants2
FacilitiesIndoor sports complex, an indoor swimming pool
Established14 June 1985; 36 years ago (1985-06-14)
Websitewww.trabolgan.com

Trabolgan is a self catering holiday village located in the civil parish of Trabolgan, County Cork in the Republic of Ireland and is situated on a 140-acre (0.57 km2) site which was a former country estate. The holiday camp was registered on 1 May 1984 (1984-05-01).[1] The present Trabolgan was officially opened on 14 June 1985 (1985-06-14) by Matt McNulty who was the Director General of Bord Failte.[2]

History[]

Pontin's Trabolgan[]

Trabolgan first opened in 1948 by British holiday camp company, Pontin's. Pontin's built over 100 chalets, a dance hall and an outdoor swimming pool, and the development was initially successful at attracting British holiday makers.[2]

Scoil na nÓg[]

Trabolgan was not successful in the longer term however, and it was converted into a boy's boarding school, Scoil na nÓg, operated by Gaedhealachas Teo from 1959 to 1973.[2]

Trabolgan Holiday Village[]

In 1975, the Trabolgan estate was purchased by a Dutch Coal and Metal Industry Pension Fund and a small holiday development consisting of 30 houses, bar and clubhouse was opened in 1980, catering mainly for the Continental market. The decision to extend the village to include a Main Centre and a wide range of facilities was taken in 1983 and building was completed in 1985. The site was put up for sale in 2000,[3] and purchased by Trevor Hemmings in 2002.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Trabolgan Holiday Centre Ltd | Irish Legal & Business Services Company & Director Check". www.solocheck.ie. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "History of Trabolgan". trabolgan.com.
  3. ^ Fagan, Jack (18 October 2000). "Trabolgan complex put on the market with £20m-plus price tag". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ Troy, Catherine (4 May 2004). "Leisure-savvy Briton plotting a 'sequel' to Trabolgan's fairytale". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

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Coordinates: 51°47′47″N 8°14′06″W / 51.796443°N 8.234888°W / 51.796443; -8.234888

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