The Galtymore Dance Club in London, one of the best known Irish venues in Britain, is to close in less than two months time.

The venue has been open since St Patrick’s Day in 1952 and remains a frequented nightspot for live music and Irish organisation events.

Let us know of your fondest memories from the years that the Galtymore served as a lynchpin for the Irish community in London.

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Big Tom is still around, country and western songs, used to play all over ireland aswell. He would be older than myself!!! :)

I met this fella, he said he was Irish, he was dark skinned, he put this thing around my neck, it was one of those false Gods. He worked on the underground, i could go on and on...

All the fella's loved the Irish Girls back then. We were a friendly bunch, out for a good time.
Maura Long, Cork
I played in the London Irish Girl Pipers for 8 years and we played in the Galty on many St.Patricks nights Agnes O'Connell was the founder of the band.I spent many night at the Galty over the years when I was a teenager,My daughter had her hen pary there in 1999.

It is sad to hear it is closing.I now live in Ireland,but have fond memorys.
Mary Foley

Mary Foley
We met under the clock in the ceile side March 1966 I was 18 and from Geesala Co. Mayo he was 21 and from Portmagee Co. Kerry, we married on June 1967 and last year celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary, we have two sons and two daughters and six grandchildren.Our kids know the Galty and have been there many times.

Please save the Galty

Sean & Mary O'Connell in Wimbledon
Mary O'Connell
I have so many happy memories of the Galtymore. I saw some of the best of the showband scene there. My time at the Galtymore was during the seventies - the best and happiest time.
Mary Naughton
i played in the galtymore in november 2007 the band is called hazzard county we backed up helen mccabe when we were there.
great venue and atmosphere sorry to hear it is closing down, its a big loss and a real shame to see
it go.
i am glad i got to play there before it closed.
gary
I spent 27 years in London from 1970 to 1997,
The Galty was the first dance hall I went to when
I arrived in England. I would go dancing in the 70's
3 nights a week there, brilliant bands and the
atmosphere is one that nowhere else can come close to, it was, is and always will be that special place. with all the great bands and of course to dance to Big Tom was just brilliant. I am very sad to hear of it closing its the end of an era.
Ann Molloy
Met my wife there in 1969, the year of the bank strike in Ireland. We remained in London until 1987. Fond memories of this Home from Home, and the electric atmosphere surrounding the Galtymore.
Jim Morris
I'm glad,the one i met there in 1971 has cost me an arm and a leg i would n't have wished it on my worst enemey,and the old crownies that went there should have stayed at home rather than listening to irish bands that could n't make it at home, singing other mans songs,never the less i'll be there on the closing nite looking for that old sligo one that spent my hard earned money,prehaps she may buy me a pint or two,i certainley bought her a few in my time ,in all fairness i'll miss the old place ,good memories,bad memories............but all good to tell the grandchildren
John O'harra
I spent many a good night in the Galty. It was a great meeting place for the second generation Irish in London. My friends and I used to meet there in the 80's. My parents met in the Galtymore in the late 50's. I had my stag night at the place in Aug 1992.
david mcfadden
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