The abandoned Edendork Dance Hall, before it was demolished last year.

Edendork Dance Hall opened in 1963 as Malachy’s Parochial Hall and quickly became a major social venue in mid-Tyrone. Crowds travelled from nearby towns, and by the late 1960s it was a regular stop on the showband circuit.

Popularity declined in the following decades, and the hall eventually slipped into disuse and disrepair.

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Edendork Dance Hall, County Tyrone. Built in 1963, it was once a bustling venue on the Irish showband circuit during the 1960s and 1980s.

When the showband era came to an end in the mid-1980s, dance halls like this began to close down.

Sadly the hall was demolished in 2024

This week is Ireland #NationalHeritageWeek, and I will be sharing photos and stories from my adventures exploring the country’s disappearing heritage.

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