Edendork Hall: Curtain call as famed dance hall reduced to rubble

With its distinctive circular shape and huge chandeliers, the county Tyrone ballroom became known throughout the island of Ireland.

The building opened in 1963 and was officially known as St Malachy’s Hall.

It was the brainchild of a local priest who also helped design the buildings famous dome roof.

Fr Austin Eustace was also a nuclear physicist and established the world-famous Tyrone Crystal factory.

But to locals who have been around long enough to remember, he is still most well known for being connected to the hall that encapsulates so many memories from their youth.

After the showband era it became known mostly for its bingo nights and local drama productions.

For the guts of a quarter of a century the hall lay virtually dormant and fell into disrepair.