Trabolgan Holiday Village
Trabolgan (Irish: Trá Bholgan, meaning 'strand of Bolgan') 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.[1] The present Trabolgan was officially opened on 29 June 1985 by Michael McNulty, the Director General of Bord Failte and W.L Van Leeuwen, the Director of Trabolgan Homes.[2]
| Trabolgan Holiday Village | |
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 Panorama of the amenities centre at Trabolgan Holiday Village | |
  Trabolgan Holiday Village | |
| Location | Whitegate, Midleton, County Cork |
| Coordinates | 51.798691°N 8.235810°W |
| Subsequent names | Trabolgan |
| Campus size | 140 acres (0.57 km2) |
| Residences | 344 |
| Restaurants | 2 |
| Facilities | Indoor sports complex, an indoor swimming pool |
| Established | 29 June 1985 |
| Website | www |
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]
References
- "Trabolgan Holiday Centre Ltd | Irish Legal & Business Services Company & Director Check". www.solocheck.ie. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- "History of Trabolgan". trabolgan.com.
- Fagan, Jack (18 October 2000). "Trabolgan complex put on the market with £20m-plus price tag". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- Troy, Catherine (4 May 2004). "Leisure-savvy Briton plotting a 'sequel' to Trabolgan's fairytale". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 May 2017.