"[4] A marriage between a man of Norman blood and a woman of Gaelic ancestry violated the Statutes of Kilkenny.

[citation needed] The May Bank Holiday weekend sees the town host the "Fleadh by the Feale" traditional music festival.

The International Bone Playing Competition is one of the highlights of the festival and is held on the Bank Holiday Monday evening on an open-air stage in the town square.

[citation needed] There was a cinema in the town, opened by the Tobin family in the 1940s designed in the classical tradition.

[citation needed] Abbeyfeale railway station opened on 20 December 1880, but was finally closed on 3 November 1975.

[8] Bus Abbeyfeale is served by Bus Éireann routes 13 (Tralee-Limerick) and Route 14 (Killarney-Limerick) and Dublin Coach from Tralee/Killarney to Dublin Schools include Coláiste Íde agus Iosef, a secondary school serving Limerick and surrounding counties.