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OLIVER PLUNKETT STREET, OLDCASTLE, Meath

AddressOLIVER PLUNKETT STREET, OLDCASTLE
CountyMeath
PlaceOldcastle
Licence ref1010786

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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref 1010786 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE CASTLE CINEMA at OLIVER PLUNKETT STREET, OLDCASTLE in CO. MEATH with LYNPHARM LIMITED as licensee.[1]

NIAH records Castle Cinema, Oliver Plunkett Street, Oldcastle, as a regional-rated building of architectural, social and technical special interest, originally used as a cinema and built in 1944.[2] NIAH states that the cinema closed in 1981 and was disused when recorded in 2002.[2] Irish Independent coverage in 2004 said the Oldcastle property had housed Castle Cinema and Clarke's Cash & Carry, with the former cinema built in 1938 and formerly having a 600-seat capacity.[3] Meath Chronicle reported in 2024 that public viewing for a bar-memorabilia auction, including a reconstructed Kennedy's of Mount Merrion pub interior, was available in Castle Cinema in Oldcastle.[4]

Sources  (4)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. NIAH · Registry entry, ref. 14306013 · 2002-04-18
  3. Irish Independent · "Unique investment opportunity comes to market in Oldcastle" · 2004-03-26
  4. Meath Chronicle · "Lots up for grabs from iconic Dublin pub in online auction as public viewing available in Oldcastle" · 2024-05-17

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