Social Dancing at Sliabh Beagh Hotel

The Sliabh Beagh Hotel & Tourism Centre in Knockatallon, in the Tydavnet area north of Monaghan town, runs a social dancing night on selected Sunday evenings from 9:30pm. It is an old-style ballroom dancing night rather than a nightclub: couples and set dancers turn out for a band or duo playing country and ballroom standards, in a hotel that doubles as the area’s tourism information centre. The nights are not weekly - Monaghan Tourism’s calendar lists them roughly every three weeks - so it is worth checking before setting out.

What to expect

Social dancing nights like this one are a fixture of rural Monaghan hotel life: a live band, a dancefloor, and a crowd that still dances properly rather than standing at the bar. The Sliabh Beagh Hotel sits in Knockatallon, in the quiet drumlin parish of Tydavnet, and doubles as a tourism information point for the area by day. The exact performer changes from date to date and is usually announced on the hotel’s Facebook page in the week beforehand. Cost is not published on the Monaghan Tourism listing, so check with the hotel directly or on arrival. Given the gaps between dates, ringing ahead is worthwhile if travelling any distance for it.

Getting there

The hotel is in Knockatallon, off the R186 in the Tydavnet area, roughly a 15-minute drive north of Monaghan town. There is no public transport directly to the door, so a car is the practical option.

While you’re in Tydavnet

Tydavnet is a small drumlin-country parish named for the 6th-century St Damnat, with a graveyard marking her original church site and a twinning link to Geel in Belgium. There is more to see in Tydavnet and across Co. Monaghan.

Good to know

• Date: Sunday, 26 July 2026 (next listed date; not weekly)
• Time: 9:30pm
• Venue: Sliabh Beagh Hotel & Tourism Centre, Knockatallon, Tydavnet
• Price: not specified by the venue; check on booking or on the door
• Recurrence: roughly every three weeks on a Sunday, per the Monaghan Tourism calendar