Lake County Hotel

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Lake County Hotel
Lake County Hotel
Former namesClub Hotel
General information
Type Hotel
Address14 Pearse Street
Town or city Mullingar
Country Ireland
Coordinates 53°31′33.787″N7°20′21.844″W / 53.52605194°N 7.33940111°W / 53.52605194; -7.33940111
Opened25 February 1965;59 years ago (1965-02-25)
Closed15 July 2006 (2006-07-15)

Lake County Hotel (formerly Club Hotel) was a hotel in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. [1] In the 1970s, the hotel marketed itself as "Ireland's only twin ballroom dancing venue". [2]

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History

Origins

The hotel was originally known as the Club Hotel and opened prior to 1929. [3] Christopher Crowley, the former proprietor, died on 26 October 1960 at the age of 79. [4] The hotel was then auctioned on 18 May 1961 as the previous owner's children were retiring from the business. [5]

Lake County Hotel Limited was registered as a company on 16 February 1962 by brothers Patrick and James Fagan, the new owners of the hotel. [6] The official grand opening gala dinner dance was held on 25 February 1965. [7]

In July 1968, a new lounge area adjacent to the ballroom was opened. [8] By 1977, the hotel stopped providing accommodation which meant a loss of 27 hotels beds in the town. [9] This also resulted in the name change to just the Lake County in later years.

Renovations and closure

In July 2006, it was announced by proprietor Paul Fagan (coming as a "significant blow" to staff) that the premises was to close for at least 12 months to allow renovations to take place. [10]

By May 2009, a planning application was submitted to Westmeath County Council to change the use of 96 square metres (1,030 sq ft) of first floor storage space to a nightclub and to retain two new firewells as well as elevational changes on the second floor. [11] Following Paul Fagan's death in October 2010, the hotel never reopened. [12] [13]

In October 2018, Insomnia Coffee opened up in the former hotel premises. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Lake County Hotel". Westmeath Examiner . 25 May 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  3. ↑ "Wedding bells at Mullingar". Westmeath Examiner . 12 January 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  4. ↑ "Irish Genealogy" (PDF). civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Highly important and attractive sale: the Club Hotel, Mullingar". Westmeath Examiner . 29 April 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  6. ↑ "Lake County Hotel Limited - Irish Company Info - SoloCheck". www.solocheck.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gala re-opening night for Lake County Hotel, Mullingar". Westmeath Examiner . 20 February 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  8. ↑ "Further expansion of Lake County Hotel, Mullingar". Westmeath Examiner . 27 July 1968. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  9. ↑ "New Mullingar Hotel - the opening is there says Tourism Board". Westmeath Topic . 30 June 1977. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-01-01– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  10. ↑ "Lake County announces shock closure". Westmeath Examiner . 15 July 2006. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  11. ↑ "Westmeath planning details". Westmeath Examiner . 9 May 2009. p. 17. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  12. ↑ "FAGAN, Paul : Death". Irish Times Family Notices. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Greatly regretted passing of Paul Fagan". Westmeath Topic . 4 November 2010. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2023– via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  14. ↑ "Insomnia to open in Mullingar". Westmeath Examiner. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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