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The Ballroom of Romance was based on a short story by William Trevor set in County Leitrim, Ireland.The film was shot on location in Ballycroy, County Mayo as by 1982 the ballroom which William Trevor had originally written about had been modernized and no longer resembled a dance hall typical of 1950s Ireland.
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 United States, it was renovated and renamed the Rainbow Ballroom of Romance in 1952 and during the showband era of the 1950s and ...
The Ballroom of Romance and Other Stories (The Bodley Head, 1972) The Last Lunch of the Season (Covent Garden Press, 1973) Angels at the Ritz and Other Stories (The Bodley Head, 1975) Old School Ties (Lemon Tree Press, 1976) Lovers of their Time (The Bodley Head, 1978) The Distant Past (Poolbeg Press, 1979) Beyond the Pale (The Bodley Head, 1981)
A 81 minute concert film was widely released on VHS cassette in 1990, under the title "Chris de Burgh - Live From Dublin". This included the same track list as the vinyl and cassette releases, however with the track 'The Ballroom of Romance' missing. A very limited release of the video also took place on Laserdisc, a higher quality format.
The ballroom was red hot on Tuesday night’s semifinals of Dancing With the Stars as the five remaining couples delivered two standout performances: a ballroom routine and a technical Latin dance ...
Written Testimony of American Civil Liberties Union Dennis Parker, Director, Racial Justice Project on behalf of the Washington Legislative Office
Egypt said on Friday it had been in contact with Arab partners including Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to firm up the region's rejection of any displacement of Palestinians ...
31 October – RTÉ Television airs the drama The Ballroom of Romance, a drama based on the novel by William Trevor. The programme is a joint production with the BBC). [1] 2 November – Launch of Channel 4, the United Kingdom's first new terrestrial television channel for two decades.