The Abbey Cinema is on the main street of Abbeyfeale County Limerick. It is now disused and delapidated. The facade is a very interesting example of art deco cinema architecture, and has the potential to be restored. It looks to have been constructed in the 1930's.

It's amazing how people fail to recognise the value of buildings in their midst. I have walked and driven past this cinema many times, but it was only after taking this picture that I realised what an art deco gem this is. My father talked about this cinema, and I remember watching the James Bond film 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' here on holiday around 1975.

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Keywords: Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, cinemas, movies, Republic of Ireland