Trabolgan Holiday Village
| Trabolgan Holiday Village | |
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| Location | Whitegate, Midleton, County Cork |
| Subsequent Name Changes | Trabolgan |
| Coordinates | 51°47′55″N 8°14′09″W / 51.798691°N 8.235810°W |
| Opening date | June 1985 |
| Residences | 344 |
| Other Facilities | Indoor sports complex, an indoor swimming pool |
| Total site area | 140 acres (0.57 km2) |
| Website | www |
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.
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 - attracting British holiday makers.
Scoil na nÓg
Trabolgan was not successful in the longer term however, and it was converted into a boy's boarding school, called "Scoil na nÓg".
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 present Trabolgan was officially opened in June 1985 by Mr. McNulty, Director General of Bord Failte.[1]
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Coordinates: 51°47′47″N 8°14′06″W / 51.796443°N 8.234888°W