Does anybody know about the Fountain Blue in Longford?

garfieldsghost

messrs wrote: »

is this true? does anyone know if it was sold?

It didn't sell... withdrawn from auction at €150,000.

messrs

wow, would have thought reserve price would have been higher that than, surprised someone didnt buy it, would have thought that would have been snapped up!

Fuzzy Clam

messrs wrote: »

wow, would have thought reserve price would have been higher that than, surprised someone didnt buy it, would have thought that would have been snapped up!

For what though? I guess it's only the land that has any kind of value and what good is it in the current climate. The building is in poor condition now.

I would have taken the 145k and ran.

blackstuff10

corazon wrote: »

I grew up beside the Fountain and worked in it for several years in the early eighties. It was owned then by Brady's in Cavan and was the place to go. They had live music several nights a week and a full restaurant service. I often saw three weddings a week in the place. Use to be mad busy.

I worked there in 1980/81 , and it was indeed the place to be , best entertainment, Gerry Harrington( my mentor) was the boss then , anyone that was anyone played in the "Fountain" we used to live over in the corner ,
best venue in longford for weddings , think a few of the lads are still working in the town............

blackstuff10

GEORGINAO89 wrote: »

I've been interested in this place since I was a child, I pass it when i visit my uncle in Dublin and then I come back home. My gran from rooskey told me that a girl she knew, was killed by a bus after some ball,grad or Disco that the girl attended to. It happened before the ballroom was about to shut down in the 80's or 90's. One day, I was researching it all over the web, I saw it went on fire in 2009 suspicously at 8pm here's the evidence that I found: http://www.longfordleader.ie/news/local/suspicious_fire_at_fountain_blue_1_1954037.
and also I saw in a weird website that it was haunted because it was abandoned for so long & people saw a figure walking slowly around it when passing by it.

I worked there in 1980/81 , and it was indeed the place to be , best entertainment, Gerry Harrington( my mentor) was the boss then , anyone that was anyone played in the "Fountain" we used to live over in the corner ,
best venue in longford for weddings , think a few of the lads are still working in the town............

Paul74910

It was a god ould spot to get the "Charver"!!!! lol

silver campaign

Sold now apparently. Anyone know who bought it?

http://www.shannonside.ie/news/longfords-former-fountain-blue-nite-club-sold/

TheBody

silver campaign wrote: »

Sold now apparently. Anyone know who bought it?

http://www.shannonside.ie/news/longfords-former-fountain-blue-nite-club-sold/

I heard that the guy who owns Big Mickey's (think his name is Mick Byrne) bought it. Indeed one of his vans was outside it today when I drove past.

bigmickey.ie

TheBody wrote: »

I heard that the guy who owns Big Mickey's (think his name is Mick Byrne) bought it. Indeed one of his vans was outside it today when I drove past.

No...................... but close.

TheBody

bigmickey.ie wrote: »

No...................... but close.

lol!! Any plans to open something or is it just going to be used for storage?

bigmickey.ie

TheBody wrote: »

lol!! Any plans to open something or is it just going to be used for storage?[/QUOTE

No clue yet. Any good ideas yourself ?

TheBody

bigmickey.ie wrote: »

TheBody wrote: »

lol!! Any plans to open something or is it just going to be used for storage?[/QUOTE

No clue yet. Any good ideas yourself ?

Fair enough. Good luck with it anyway.

Buffman

bigmickey.ie wrote: »

No clue yet. Any good ideas yourself ?

Hi Mick, I used to commute that road everyday.

I'd say there'd be great demand for a service station/rest area/restaurant in that location.

There's not a massive choice currently on that stretch of road. You either have to head off into Edgeworthstown or the Longford Texaco on the Drumlish road. There doesn't seem to be any plans to continue the motorway from Mullingar any time soon, so there should be a good few years of passing trade there.

Best of luck with whatever you do with it.

TheBody

Buffman wrote: »

Hi Mick, I used to commute that road everyday.

I'd say there'd be great demand for a service station/rest area/restaurant in that location.

There's not a massive choice currently on that stretch of road. You either have to head off into Edgeworthstown or the Longford Texaco on the Drumlish road. There doesn't seem to be any plans to continue the motorway from Mullingar any time soon, so there should be a good few years of passing trade there.

Best of luck with whatever you do with it.

You know, I was just thinking the same thing. Also, it's right by my house and would be fierce handy!!

Angron

Aye, not too far from where I'd live too. Frankly, it'd be nice to see anything done with the building, it's been sitting derelict for longer than I've lived in Longford.

Fuzzy Clam

Buffman wrote: »

Hi Mick, I used to commute that road everyday.

I'd say there'd be great demand for a service station/rest area/restaurant in that location.

There's not a massive choice currently on that stretch of road. You either have to head off into Edgeworthstown or the Longford Texaco on the Drumlish road. There doesn't seem to be any plans to continue the motorway from Mullingar any time soon, so there should be a good few years of passing trade there.

Best of luck with whatever you do with it.

There's 2 handy service stations in Ballinalack though.
Deffo no plans to continue the motorway but there were plans to bypass Ballinalack, Rathowen and the existing Longford bypass including the N4.
http://www.longfordcoco.ie/uploadedFiles/LongfordCoCo/Our_Departments/Roads/Documents/N4_Mullingar_to_Longford(Roosky)/PRC05N4M2L.pdf

Haven't heard any more about this.

Buffman

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

There's 2 handy service stations in Ballinalack though.

Ye, normally they're jammers with customers at rush hour, it wouldn't be unusal to have to wait for a pump, or get stuck trying to pull out due to the heavy traffic. That's why I reckon there'd be a good market for another one.

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

http://www.longfordcoco.ie/uploadedFiles/LongfordCoCo/Our_Departments/Roads/Documents/N4_Mullingar_to_Longford(Roosky)/PRC05N4M2L.pdf

Lol at that, it looks like someone gave a two year old a blue crayon and a map of Longford to pick that route.

TheBody

Buffman wrote: »

Ye, normally they're jammers with customers at rush hour, it wouldn't be unusal to have to wait for a pump, or get stuck trying to pull out due to the heavy traffic. That's why I reckon there'd be a good market for another one.



Lol at that, it looks like someone gave a two year old a blue crayon and a map of Longford to pick that route.

I agree. I often drive by because I couldn't be bothered with the hassle. I usually go to Texaco in Clonard for diesel.

bigmickey.ie

Buffman wrote: »

Hi Mick, I used to commute that road everyday.

I'd say there'd be great demand for a service station/rest area/restaurant in that location.

There's not a massive choice currently on that stretch of road. You either have to head off into Edgeworthstown or the Longford Texaco on the Drumlish road. There doesn't seem to be any plans to continue the motorway from Mullingar any time soon, so there should be a good few years of passing trade there.

Best of luck with whatever you do with it.

I heard someone tried for a petrol station there already and was turned down. Council's don't like petrol stations outside the speed limit signs in case of accidents. I'd say you are right as regards a new road due to money shortage. That new road could be a long time coming.

Claude Burgundy

garfieldsghost wrote: »

Aye, I mentioned the latter years point at the start... my dad and uncle were regular DJs there back during the Paris days.

Young Conboy ???

longford101

So much traffic again by the FB... so annoying

Sorolla

I think Meat Loaf played there in or around 1989/1990