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Glenfarne or Glenfarn () is a small village in north
. Glenfarne has a lakeside forest near Lough MacNean. The village is located on the N16 ( Sligo– Blacklion) road, east of County Leitrim
County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the ...
, Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It is the site of the original "Ballroom of Romance", which inspired a short story by William Trevor
William Trevor Cox (24 May 1928 – 20 November 2016), known by his pen name William Trevor, was an Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer. One of the elder statesmen of the Irish literary world, he is widely regarded as one of th ...
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Manorhamilton () is the second-largest town in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is located on the N16 from Sligo and from Enniskillen.
History
Before the Plantations of Ireland, the settlement was known, and continues to be known in the Ir ...
.
History
The name of the village is an anglicisation of , meaning "valley of the alders". It was referred to by this name in theAnnals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Flood myt ...
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".
Historical remains
* Ruins of Glenfarne Hall – in Glenfarne Forest Park, which formed part of the Tottenham estate, the ruins of the old house, Glenfarne Hall, can still be seen. The estate passed from the Tottenhams toSir Edward Harland
Sir Edward James Harland, 1st Baronet (15 May 1831 – 24 December 1895), was an Ulster-based English shipbuilder and politician. Born in Scarborough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy. In 1846, aged 15, h ...
(of Harland and Wolff
Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction. Harland & Wolff is famous for having built the majority of the ocean liners for the W ...
shipbuilders, Queen's Island
Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic ...
, Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...
). Sir Edward Harland died at Glenfarne Hall on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1895. It's said that the flag stones that line the Titanic quay come from quarries in Glenfarne.
* 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.
Ballroom of Romance
The Rainbow Ballroom of Romance lies at a crossroads in the townland of Brockagh Lower along the N16 Blacklion to Sligo road. Opened as McGivern's Dance Hall in 1934 by John McGivern, a Brockagh born returnee from the USA, it was renovated and renamed the Rainbow Ballroom of Romance in 1952 and during the showband era of the 1950s and 1960s attracted big names in the genre. When driving through Glenfarne in the early 1970s, the Cork born, English based writerWilliam Trevor
William Trevor Cox (24 May 1928 – 20 November 2016), known by his pen name William Trevor, was an Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer. One of the elder statesmen of the Irish literary world, he is widely regarded as one of th ...
noticed it and was inspired to write his famous short story of emigration and narrowed horizons, The Ballroom of Romance. The 1986 BBC/RTE film co production The Ballroom of Romance
''The Ballroom of Romance'' is a 1982 film directed by Pat O'Connor, based on a short story by William Trevor, set in rural Ireland in the 1950s,
Plot
Bridie has been attending the local dance hall for years in the hope of finding a good husband ...
based on the story was shot in Ballycroy, Co Mayo as by then the original Ballroom no longer had its original 1950s interiors.
As of 2021, the Ballroom is still a live event venue, reinventing itself in a digital era.
Glenfarne Demesne
The Glenfarne Demesne lies on the shores of Lough MacNean. The lake marks the border between the counties of Leitrim, Cavan and Fermanagh. In 2000, a cross-border and cross-community arts project was concluded with the aim to promote the bonds between the communities of these three counties through the medium of sculpture and the visual arts. A number of sculptures are still in the Demesne.Transport
Rail
Glenfarne railway station was on theSligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway
The Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway (SL&NCR) was a railway in counties Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim and Sligo in north-west Ireland. It consisted of one main line, with no branch lines and remained privately owned until its closu ...
line from Enniskillen
Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,823 a ...
to Sligo. The line opened in 1880 and closed in 1957. The nearest operational station is Sligo railway station
Sligo Mac Diarmada station, also known as Sligo railway station, is a mainline railway station which serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a terminal station which now has two platforms and an intermediate carriage siding. T ...
.
Bus
Glenfarne is a stop on Bus Éireann regional routes 458 ( Ballina–Enniskillen) and 470.References
See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland {{commons category Towns and villages in County Leitrim