Survey Data
Reg No
30913007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Cultural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Building misc
In Use As
Building misc
Date
1930 - 1935
Coordinates
200813, 337307
Date Recorded
18/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached ballroom, built in 1934, by John McGivern. Rendered stepped gabled front elevation with corrugated-iron hall behind with corrugated-iron walls and segmental arched corrugated-iron roof. Flat-roofed corrugated-iron bay to west.
Appraisal
The Rainbow is typical in form and style to the ballrooms that became popular in rural Ireland during the mid-twentieth century. These halls, while simple in their construction and use of materials, were often an important focus for communities and played a significant role in the social history of Ireland. It represents the 'Showband' era of Ireland. The 'Ballroom of Romance' in Glenfarne was the setting of a short story of the same name, 'The Ballroom of Romance' by William Trevor.