Old hotel cornagower brittas bay

Wicklowandy · 03-10-2012 10:38am #1

does anyone know the name and any history of what i take to be the old hotel at cornagower near the main brittas bay car park?

Thank you!

swedex · 03-10-2012 11:38am

I don't think it was ever a hotel, I think it might have been a disco and restaurant in the 60's or 70's. I think it was called the country club or something like that. I might be wrong, I've only ever known it as derelict.

I think the guy who owns the pavilion across the road from it owns it as well.

Wicklowandy · 03-10-2012 7:45pm

Thank you...Looks pretty substantial, we were inside it over 10 years ago doing whats now abandoned ireland....always wondered a bit of history of it but never found anything

swedex · 04-10-2012 6:28pm

I think it had showbands play there when they were on the go. The guy who owns it now has owned it since it was in use I believe. I only know of him really but if your still interested in the history of the place I'll try get his contact details for you.

viv2 · 05-10-2012 11:51am

Is it Rockfield you are talking about?

swedex · 05-10-2012 12:48pm

I wasn't talking about Rockfield anyway, the place I was talking about is just up from Cornagower near the main car park.

Rockfield wouldn't be near Cornagower that I consider any, but it is a derelict hotel so you might be right.

Wicklowandy · 07-10-2012 9:10pm

Thanks for that swedex....dont need contact details just general nosiness....

Thanks francOG....always wondered what the history was, when we were in there in around 2000, main house was still in good nick, abandoned but with a bed folded back like someone just hopped out, and a 10 yr old calender on the wall, the bar in the extension was a state though....

Explored rockfield as well years ago when it was in a pretty good state...check out abondoned ireland website to see it now.

Does anyone know why this and the pavillion have been let slide for so long....brittas is dead in winter but a busy place in summer...

I know development was started at 'maguires' but surely the pavillion is / was prime enough land??

FirstIn · 25-11-2012 9:12pm

Old thread I know but I thought it worth saying, I'm typing this from kellys in rosslare. If kellys can be a success then there's no reason a hotel in brittas couldn't.