Glenfarne
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Glenfarne is a small village located in the north of County Leitrim
, Ireland
. It is the site of the original "Ballroom of Romance", which inspired a short story by William Trevor
and was subsequently turned into a movie by the BBC
. Glenfarne also has a lakeside forest near Lough MacNean, a lake bordering parts of Northern Ireland, including towns such as Belcoo
in County Fermanagh
.
as far back as 1235 as a location in West Bréifne
and under a further derivation, as far back as 1217, where it is cited as "containing 20 quarters of land".
Lough MacNean marks the border between the counties of Leitrim, Cavan and Fermanagh. In late 1999, Coillte was approached by the Lough Macnean Sculpture Trail Committee, which is a partnership between the Manorhamilton Arts Group and the Belcoo and District Development Group. The aim of the project, which is cross-border and cross-community, is to promote reconciliation between the communities of these three counties through the medium of sculpture and the visual arts.
Years of political turmoil and strife created divisions between communities while the closure of border roads, and the natural barrier of the lough, created a physical division between former neighbours, friends and families. However, the end of the Troubles
provided the opportunity to re-establish these links, and this is at the core of the project.
Ten artists spent two months each researching their themes and creating their work. The sculptures are a visible reminder of a creative process reaching deep into the communities, as residents associations, women's organisations and special interest groups collaborated with the artists to design appropriate works for this environment. In addition, specially appointed schools artists worked with both primary and secondary level students to create sculptures for the schools of the area.
Three sculptures have been sited in the Glenfarne Demesne. “Inis Ochta” (Martina Galvin) and “Glean Fearmuighe” is a pair of mirrored panels set in such a way as to reflect the Leitrim and Fermanagh shores, symbolically linking these in the area image. “Reflectress” (Anna Macleod) is sited at Ladies Rest, where the ladies of Tottenham Hall used come to swim and relax. The shape of the piece represents the hooped skirts of the period and the four blue glass panels echo the colour of the water. “Point of Contact” (Derek Whitticase) at Island View represents the two chemical symbols for hydrogen and oxygen, separate in their own right, but when combined, create water. Built of two contrasting materials, wood and stone, this piece again symbolises the coming together of two distinct and diverse elements. To further emphasise this point the wood came from Florence Court in Co. Fermanagh and the stone from Co. Leitrim.
The Demesne was a hive of activity in August and September 2000, when the pieces were ready for installation. Overseeing this were Eamon McElroy and Mary Leydon (Project coordinators) and the artists, whilst Coillte Forest Manager Paul Murray and forest contractor Noel Gilgunn proved teamwork certainly make time fly! Coillte are proud to have been a part of this unique and worthwhile project, and wish the Lough MacNean Sculpture Trail Committee continued success.
, where he lived up to his death some years ago. He managed the Savoy Cinema in High Street up to its closure. In his late teens John, like so many other people from North Leitrim, emigrated from Glenfarne to the U.S.A.
While there he was involved in the radio and entertainment business. However, it was always his ambition to set up his own entertainment business, and he returned to his native Glenfarne in the early thirties. He purchased a plot of land at a crossroads in the townland of Brockagh Lower along the N16 Enniskillen
to Sligo road, where he built the hall, locally known as the "Nissan Hut"; it got the name due to the fact that the galvanised iron construction looked like the old British army huts.
The hall opened its doors for the first time in early 1934, known then as McGivern's Dance Hall. The first function held there consisted of a variety concert followed by the first dance in the new hall with music provided by the local Glenfarne Dance Band.
Over the next two decades or so the hall went from success to success, and in 1952 John decided to extend the venue. With the arrival of rural electrical supply to the area, the newly extended hall became much more modern, and a few years later a piped water supply was laid on. Up until this time lighting consisted of Tilley lamp
s and other oil lamps, and the toilets were chemical toilets.
This more modern hall continued to attract huge crowds of dancers from a very wide area. Dances were usually held on Sunday nights with an odd weeknight dance and with various organisations such as the Garda
, nurses, teachers etc. holding their annual dances there. When John reopened the hall after the 1952 renovations he renamed it the Rainbow Ballroom, the name it holds to the present day.
During the great years of the showband era from the mid fifties to the early eighties all the top bands played in the Rainbow. Bands such as Hugh Toorish and the famous [Clipper Carlton from Strabane
were regular performers on the Rainbow stage. In fact it was the Clippers (as they were popularly know) that introduced the showband scene.
Other bands to come regularly to the Rainbow included Brendan Bowyer
and the Royal, Dickie Rock
and The Miami, Joe McCarthy and the Dixies, Sean Fagan, Sonny Knowles
and the Pacific, The Royal Blues and Doc Carroll, The Black Ages, Maurice Mulcahy Band, Eileen Reid and the Cadets, Donnie Collins Band, Gay McIntyre from Derry, Big Tom and the Mainliners, Susan McCann, Philmeona Begley, Joe Dolan
, Brian Coll and the Buckaroos and hundreds more as at that time it was recorded that there were more than six-hundred showbands operating in Ireland.
One of the most popular bands with the Rainbow dance patrons was the great Melody Aces from Newtownstuart] and which featured singers David Coyle and Shay Hutchinson.
There were no dances held in the Rainbow or any other hall in the diocese of Kilmore during the seven weeks of lent - except on St Patrick's Night. This was a rule by the clergy of the diocese. During those weeks of no dancing John would organise concerts and other types of entertainment.
Local bands also played in the Rainbow such as Breffni Dance Band from Glenfarne, The Emerald Valley Band from Rossinver
, The Rhythm Swing Band from Glencar, Kevin Woods Band Drumshanbo
, Frank Murray's Band From Carrick-on-Shannon
, The Starlight Band, Derrylin, The Red Sunbeam from Swanlinbar
, Pat O'Hara and his band from Strandhill, The Golden Eagle from Glangevlin
and many more.
It was during those dancing times in the Rainbow that John introduced what he called "the romantic interlude". This interlude consisted of approximately fifteen to twenty minutes during the dance when John dressed in a black suit, white shirt and black bow tie, would join with the band on stage and sing such romantic songs as "Have you ever been lonely" the popular Jim Reeves
song "He'll have to go" and others.
In between verses of these songs John would ask the dancing couples to get to know each other - if they had not done so already - by shaking hands, exchanging greetings etc. and he would also give out spot prizes to lucky couples, which were usually admission tickets for future dances.
Also during this romantic interlude session the hall lights would be dimmed and the men folk would be encouraged to take their lady friends to the bar for a cup of tea or a mineral - no alcohol bar in those days - before the dance would end. It is estimated that a big number of happy marriages resulted from meeting at these interludes. From this, John then added "The Ballroom of Romance" to the name of the hall, that is how this name came to be.
Apart from the dance programme John also held many concerts during his years in the business. Many of the top groups and solo performers played in the Rainbow from both Ireland and abroad including The Dubliners
, Foster and Allen, Dublin City Ramblers, Wolfe Tones
, Anna McGoldrick, Joe Lynch, Ruby Murray, Bridie Gallagher, Daniel O'Donnell
, Eileen Donaghy, Altan (Irish group) Gallowglass Ceili Band and many, many more.
Also from abroad came the Harry Gold Orchestra, Ronnie Ronald, Victor Sylvester Big Band and Scotland's favourite The Jimmy Shand Ceili Band.
When John and his wife, Maureen, retired from the business in the mid-seventies, he leased the hall to the G.W.D Promotions Group from Donegal and later to Tony Loughman Promotions, Monaghan. Both of these dance promoters continued to have dances in the Rainbow until the parish bought it over about twenty-six years ago.
After carrying out some improvements it continued to be run very successfully with dances being the main entertainment.
However about the mid-nineties most of the well-known showbands had either disbanded or retired and with the advent of the singing and music lounges etc. numbers attending the dances in places such as the Rainbow began to fall away. The result meant that very few dances took place in the Rainbow for a few years.
For the past few years the Glenfarne Development Trust have been organising very successful dances and last year (2004) the group leased the hall from the hall owners, St Phelims Diocesan Trust. The development trust are now holding dances on a regular basis with very good results as the dancing crowds are coming back once again to the Rainbow.
Apart from dancing, many other types of functions take place in the Rainbow such as ceili dances, dancing classes for both children and adults, traditional concerts, variety shows, discos, card games, drama workshops, music classes, fund raising auctions and sales for local and national organisations.
The well-known English writer William Trevor
while passing through Glenfarne many years ago noticed the hall with the writing on the front wall "Ballroom of Romance". After making some inquiries about this name on the hall he decided to write what became a very interesting book of that name.
Sometime later a BBC television producer, after reading the book, decided to make a film, and so the film The Ballroom of Romance
was screened worldwide. As the Rainbow had by this time taken on a modern look the film directors decided to look elsewhere for a more old-fashioned hall. This they found in west County Mayo
and most of the film was recorded there.
After seventy-odd years of non-stop dancing and entertainment in the same rural venue John McGivern left a considerable legacy.
The Rainbow is still going strong with many top acts playing at the venue such as recent visitors The Wolfe Tones and Louise Morrissey.
County Leitrim
County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is the site of the original "Ballroom of Romance", which inspired a short story by William Trevor
William Trevor
William Trevor, KBE is an Irish author and playwright. He is considered one of the elder statesman of the Irish literary world and widely regarded as the greatest contemporary writer of short stories in the English language....
and was subsequently turned into a movie by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. Glenfarne also has a lakeside forest near Lough MacNean, a lake bordering parts of Northern Ireland, including towns such as Belcoo
Belcoo
Belcoo is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 10 miles from Enniskillen. It is on the County Fermanagh/County Cavan border beside the village of Blacklion in the Republic of Ireland...
in County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
.
History
The name of the village is an anglicisation of , meaning "valley of the alders".. It was referred to by this name in the Annals of the Four MastersAnnals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
as far back as 1235 as a location in West Bréifne
Kingdom of Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne or Bréifne was the traditional territory for an early Irish tribal group known as the Uí Briúin Bréifne...
and under a further derivation, as far back as 1217, where it is cited as "containing 20 quarters of land".
Historical remains
- Tottenham House Ruins – in Glenfarne Forest Park, which formed part of the Tottenham estate, the ruins of the old house, Glenfarne Hall, can still be seen.
- Myles Big Stone – this is thought to have been an ancient place of worship. Nearby is the Fort of Sile O'Reilly which is reputed to have been an ancient burial ground and a famine graveyard for infants.
Glenfarne Demense
In 2000, a project came to fruition in the Glenfarne Demesne in northeast Leitrim. Situated on the shores of Lough MacNean, this property once formed a portion of the Tottenham estate, where large-scale plantings of broadleaves and conifers took place from the late 1930s to the 1950s.Lough MacNean marks the border between the counties of Leitrim, Cavan and Fermanagh. In late 1999, Coillte was approached by the Lough Macnean Sculpture Trail Committee, which is a partnership between the Manorhamilton Arts Group and the Belcoo and District Development Group. The aim of the project, which is cross-border and cross-community, is to promote reconciliation between the communities of these three counties through the medium of sculpture and the visual arts.
Years of political turmoil and strife created divisions between communities while the closure of border roads, and the natural barrier of the lough, created a physical division between former neighbours, friends and families. However, the end of the Troubles
The Troubles
The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...
provided the opportunity to re-establish these links, and this is at the core of the project.
Ten artists spent two months each researching their themes and creating their work. The sculptures are a visible reminder of a creative process reaching deep into the communities, as residents associations, women's organisations and special interest groups collaborated with the artists to design appropriate works for this environment. In addition, specially appointed schools artists worked with both primary and secondary level students to create sculptures for the schools of the area.
Three sculptures have been sited in the Glenfarne Demesne. “Inis Ochta” (Martina Galvin) and “Glean Fearmuighe” is a pair of mirrored panels set in such a way as to reflect the Leitrim and Fermanagh shores, symbolically linking these in the area image. “Reflectress” (Anna Macleod) is sited at Ladies Rest, where the ladies of Tottenham Hall used come to swim and relax. The shape of the piece represents the hooped skirts of the period and the four blue glass panels echo the colour of the water. “Point of Contact” (Derek Whitticase) at Island View represents the two chemical symbols for hydrogen and oxygen, separate in their own right, but when combined, create water. Built of two contrasting materials, wood and stone, this piece again symbolises the coming together of two distinct and diverse elements. To further emphasise this point the wood came from Florence Court in Co. Fermanagh and the stone from Co. Leitrim.
The Demesne was a hive of activity in August and September 2000, when the pieces were ready for installation. Overseeing this were Eamon McElroy and Mary Leydon (Project coordinators) and the artists, whilst Coillte Forest Manager Paul Murray and forest contractor Noel Gilgunn proved teamwork certainly make time fly! Coillte are proud to have been a part of this unique and worthwhile project, and wish the Lough MacNean Sculpture Trail Committee continued success.
The Ballroom of Romance
The late John McGivern built the Rainbow Ballroom in Glenfarne in early 1934. John was a native of Brockagh, Glenfarne, and was well known in SligoSligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
, where he lived up to his death some years ago. He managed the Savoy Cinema in High Street up to its closure. In his late teens John, like so many other people from North Leitrim, emigrated from Glenfarne to the U.S.A.
While there he was involved in the radio and entertainment business. However, it was always his ambition to set up his own entertainment business, and he returned to his native Glenfarne in the early thirties. He purchased a plot of land at a crossroads in the townland of Brockagh Lower along the N16 Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...
to Sligo road, where he built the hall, locally known as the "Nissan Hut"; it got the name due to the fact that the galvanised iron construction looked like the old British army huts.
The hall opened its doors for the first time in early 1934, known then as McGivern's Dance Hall. The first function held there consisted of a variety concert followed by the first dance in the new hall with music provided by the local Glenfarne Dance Band.
Over the next two decades or so the hall went from success to success, and in 1952 John decided to extend the venue. With the arrival of rural electrical supply to the area, the newly extended hall became much more modern, and a few years later a piped water supply was laid on. Up until this time lighting consisted of Tilley lamp
Tilley lamp
The Tilley Lamp derives from John Tilley’s invention of the hydro-pneumatic blowpipe in 1813 in England. W.H.Tilley were manufacturing pressure lamps at their works in Stoke Newington in 1818, and Shoreditch, in the 1830s...
s and other oil lamps, and the toilets were chemical toilets.
This more modern hall continued to attract huge crowds of dancers from a very wide area. Dances were usually held on Sunday nights with an odd weeknight dance and with various organisations such as the Garda
Garda
Garda may refer to:* An Garda Síochána, the national police of the Republic of Ireland* Lake Garda, a lake in northern Italy.* Garda , a commune on the shores of the Italian Lake Garda in the province of Verona....
, nurses, teachers etc. holding their annual dances there. When John reopened the hall after the 1952 renovations he renamed it the Rainbow Ballroom, the name it holds to the present day.
During the great years of the showband era from the mid fifties to the early eighties all the top bands played in the Rainbow. Bands such as Hugh Toorish and the famous [Clipper Carlton from Strabane
Strabane
Strabane , historically spelt Straban,is a town in west County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains the headquarters of Strabane District Council....
were regular performers on the Rainbow stage. In fact it was the Clippers (as they were popularly know) that introduced the showband scene.
Other bands to come regularly to the Rainbow included Brendan Bowyer
Brendan Bowyer
Brendan Bowyer, born 12 October 1938 in Waterford, Ireland, is an Irish singer best known for fronting The Royal Showband, who had five number one hits in Ireland, and The Big Eight. He is also renowned for having The Beatles open for him at a concert in 1962 at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, and...
and the Royal, Dickie Rock
Dickie Rock
Dickie Rock is an Irish singer. He experienced much success on the Irish charts during the 1960s, but has continued on as a popular live act as well as occasionally hitting the charts ever since.-Early fame:...
and The Miami, Joe McCarthy and the Dixies, Sean Fagan, Sonny Knowles
Sonny Knowles
Sonny Knowles is one of Ireland's most famous singers for six decades running.He was born in Dublin to Tommy and Mary Knowles. His singing is centered around showband and cabaret tunes. His early career began when he stumbled upon the clarinet and saxophone at the Dublin Music School...
and the Pacific, The Royal Blues and Doc Carroll, The Black Ages, Maurice Mulcahy Band, Eileen Reid and the Cadets, Donnie Collins Band, Gay McIntyre from Derry, Big Tom and the Mainliners, Susan McCann, Philmeona Begley, Joe Dolan
Joe Dolan
Joseph "Joe" Francis Robert Dolan was an Irish entertainer, recorder and singer of easy listening songs...
, Brian Coll and the Buckaroos and hundreds more as at that time it was recorded that there were more than six-hundred showbands operating in Ireland.
One of the most popular bands with the Rainbow dance patrons was the great Melody Aces from Newtownstuart] and which featured singers David Coyle and Shay Hutchinson.
There were no dances held in the Rainbow or any other hall in the diocese of Kilmore during the seven weeks of lent - except on St Patrick's Night. This was a rule by the clergy of the diocese. During those weeks of no dancing John would organise concerts and other types of entertainment.
Local bands also played in the Rainbow such as Breffni Dance Band from Glenfarne, The Emerald Valley Band from Rossinver
Rossinver
Rossinver or Rosinver is a village in north County Leitrim, Ireland. The village is at the southern shore of Lough Melvin at the jumction of the R281 and R282 regional roads....
, The Rhythm Swing Band from Glencar, Kevin Woods Band Drumshanbo
Drumshanbo
Drumshanbo is a small town situated in the heart of County Leitrim, Ireland. The town takes its name from the Irish, Druim-Sean-Bhoth or "Ridge of the old huts". Drumshanbo is surrounded by a scenic area of soft rolling hills, woodlands, lakes and the Sliabh an Iarainn and Arigna mountains...
, Frank Murray's Band From Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon is the county town of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is also the smallest main county town in the country . It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon and is the largest town in the county. The population of the town was 3,163 in 2006. It is in the barony...
, The Starlight Band, Derrylin, The Red Sunbeam from Swanlinbar
Swanlinbar
Swanlinbar is a small village on the N87 national secondary road in north-west County Cavan, Ireland, close to the Cladagh river and near the Fermanagh border.The village is in the barony of Tullyhaw....
, Pat O'Hara and his band from Strandhill, The Golden Eagle from Glangevlin
Glangevlin
Glangevlin or The Kingdom of Glan is situated in the northwest of County Cavan, Ireland. It is surrounded by the Cuilcagh Mountains and borders the counties of Leitrim and Fermanagh....
and many more.
It was during those dancing times in the Rainbow that John introduced what he called "the romantic interlude". This interlude consisted of approximately fifteen to twenty minutes during the dance when John dressed in a black suit, white shirt and black bow tie, would join with the band on stage and sing such romantic songs as "Have you ever been lonely" the popular Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves
James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound...
song "He'll have to go" and others.
In between verses of these songs John would ask the dancing couples to get to know each other - if they had not done so already - by shaking hands, exchanging greetings etc. and he would also give out spot prizes to lucky couples, which were usually admission tickets for future dances.
Also during this romantic interlude session the hall lights would be dimmed and the men folk would be encouraged to take their lady friends to the bar for a cup of tea or a mineral - no alcohol bar in those days - before the dance would end. It is estimated that a big number of happy marriages resulted from meeting at these interludes. From this, John then added "The Ballroom of Romance" to the name of the hall, that is how this name came to be.
Apart from the dance programme John also held many concerts during his years in the business. Many of the top groups and solo performers played in the Rainbow from both Ireland and abroad including The Dubliners
The Dubliners
The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962.-Formation and history:The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin...
, Foster and Allen, Dublin City Ramblers, Wolfe Tones
Wolfe Tones
The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band who incorporate elements of Irish traditional music in their songs. They are named after the Irish rebel and patriot Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double entendre that a wolf tone is a spurious sound...
, Anna McGoldrick, Joe Lynch, Ruby Murray, Bridie Gallagher, Daniel O'Donnell
Daniel O'Donnell
Daniel or Danny O'Donnell may refer to:* Daniel O'Donnell, Irish singer* Daniel O'Donnell , American legislator from the state of New York* Danny O'Donnell * Danny O'Donnell...
, Eileen Donaghy, Altan (Irish group) Gallowglass Ceili Band and many, many more.
Also from abroad came the Harry Gold Orchestra, Ronnie Ronald, Victor Sylvester Big Band and Scotland's favourite The Jimmy Shand Ceili Band.
When John and his wife, Maureen, retired from the business in the mid-seventies, he leased the hall to the G.W.D Promotions Group from Donegal and later to Tony Loughman Promotions, Monaghan. Both of these dance promoters continued to have dances in the Rainbow until the parish bought it over about twenty-six years ago.
After carrying out some improvements it continued to be run very successfully with dances being the main entertainment.
However about the mid-nineties most of the well-known showbands had either disbanded or retired and with the advent of the singing and music lounges etc. numbers attending the dances in places such as the Rainbow began to fall away. The result meant that very few dances took place in the Rainbow for a few years.
For the past few years the Glenfarne Development Trust have been organising very successful dances and last year (2004) the group leased the hall from the hall owners, St Phelims Diocesan Trust. The development trust are now holding dances on a regular basis with very good results as the dancing crowds are coming back once again to the Rainbow.
Apart from dancing, many other types of functions take place in the Rainbow such as ceili dances, dancing classes for both children and adults, traditional concerts, variety shows, discos, card games, drama workshops, music classes, fund raising auctions and sales for local and national organisations.
The well-known English writer William Trevor
William Trevor
William Trevor, KBE is an Irish author and playwright. He is considered one of the elder statesman of the Irish literary world and widely regarded as the greatest contemporary writer of short stories in the English language....
while passing through Glenfarne many years ago noticed the hall with the writing on the front wall "Ballroom of Romance". After making some inquiries about this name on the hall he decided to write what became a very interesting book of that name.
Sometime later a BBC television producer, after reading the book, decided to make a film, and so the film The Ballroom of Romance
The Ballroom of Romance
The Ballroom of Romance is a 1982 film directed by Pat O'Connor....
was screened worldwide. As the Rainbow had by this time taken on a modern look the film directors decided to look elsewhere for a more old-fashioned hall. This they found in west County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
and most of the film was recorded there.
After seventy-odd years of non-stop dancing and entertainment in the same rural venue John McGivern left a considerable legacy.
The Rainbow is still going strong with many top acts playing at the venue such as recent visitors The Wolfe Tones and Louise Morrissey.
Transport
Glenfarne railway station opened on 1 January 1880 and finally closed on 1 October 1957.See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland