It continued to be a great place to socialise and dance, especially for us emigrants, but of course we grew older and it became harder to stay awake until two oclock in the morning, eventually it became no longer viable. It opened in August 1962 and was popular during the 1960' and 1970's. The hall was capable of holding 2,000 persons and cost some 30,000 to build, it was demolished in 1990 and there is no trace of the ballroom de luxe today sadly. Chandeliers hung from the tall ceilings to add to the glamour. The name a homage to Pat OConnors famous 1982 film of the same title captured the imagination of an older circle of emigrants. Clickr on one of the buttons below to install: To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code: