This cinema is one of my favourite buildings and seems it might sadly be knocked down and replaced with apartments.
The photo I have added is of it being built in 1946 and is off the builders. It opened either 1947 or 48 and was built by O'Flynn B and sons. It had no section to buy sweets so two sisters who had a garage next to it sold them. The front faquade was made of concrete with the rest of it asphestos. It also held general meetings and events aswell as bingo.
Hi amazing post and alot of information. Im a fan of history especially architecture and cinemas. The photo shown of it now is not the cinema that was a dance hall and it does look like a cinema so i can see how someone could get confused. The building this cinema was is now changed beyond recognition which is a pity as it was an amazing building. I think it was made from a military base base in Aghada. It was known as the flea pit cinema. And the other cinema here Ormonde cinema was built for the talkies in the late 40s.
This cinema is one of my favourite buildings and seems it might sadly be knocked down and replaced with apartments.
The photo I have added is of it being built in 1946 and is off the builders. It opened either 1947 or 48 and was built by O'Flynn B and sons. It had no section to buy sweets so two sisters who had a garage next to it sold them. The front faquade was made of concrete with the rest of it asphestos. It also held general meetings and events aswell as bingo.
Hi amazing post and alot of information. Im a fan of history especially architecture and cinemas. The photo shown of it now is not the cinema that was a dance hall and it does look like a cinema so i can see how someone could get confused. The building this cinema was is now changed beyond recognition which is a pity as it was an amazing building. I think it was made from a military base base in Aghada. It was known as the flea pit cinema. And the other cinema here Ormonde cinema was built for the talkies in the late 40s.