Ritz Cinema

130 Tullow Street,
Carlow

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Biffaskin
Biffaskin on July 2, 2023 at 10:37 am

Michael John Scott is noted as being the architect for this cinema.

popcorn_pete
popcorn_pete on February 8, 2017 at 6:07 pm

One source states that the Ritz was built on the site of Tynan’s Hotel and that the ballroom had been part of the hotel. The same source states it was the “Cinema” in Burrin Street that burned down on 26 December 1937. At the opening Diana Wynyard received bookends in Connemara marble for her appearance and the evening also included a dress parade by Brennan’s of Dublin. The opening night’s proceeds went to the Bishop Foley Memorial Schools. There was also a restaurant in the basement called The Buttery. More info here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/The_Ritz_1.htm