What about
This is the list from the Markets to the Town Hall.
32 Mrs McNally
34 O’Hare & O’Hagan
Miss Martin
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Mrs O’Hagan
38 Hunter Moore
40 Parochial House: Rev J Doyle, Adm.
42-44 Provincial Bank
46 M J Doran
48 Newry Telegraph office
50-52 Post Office
54 A McClure
56 M Ward & Son
Belfast Bank
58 W H Coleman
60 John Thompson
62 Abernethy’s Studio
64-68 Cahill Bros
70 Wray & Donnelly
72 Miss Girvan: Miss Savage
74 Duncan, Alderdice & Co
76 John Byrne
80 Thomas Magee
82 P Mallon
84 F Moore & Co
86
88 J J McAreavey
90 Martin, Nesbitt & Irwin
92 J
94 Tyler & Son
96 James Mercer
98
100 Bernard Rice
102 George H Massey
104 John O’Hagan
106 W &
The buildings – at least in external fascia and outline profile – are little altered, but what has survived of the characters or even of the businesses?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but apart from the Parochial House and Cahill Bros (c/o Declan McChesney) – I think …………….. nothing!
What have we allowed to happen to the heart of our town?
It has no residents and very few native-owned and run businesses.
These multi-nationals and franchises are ‘stop-here-and-buy-one’ shops, the very reverse of the ice-cream vendors of old who advertised, ‘Stop-Me-And-Buy-One’. Charity and ‘Pound’ shops, food outlets, travel agents, building societies and Banks and very little else.
Oh! And parking spaces that are ALL occupied by 8.30 am by shop-workers, leaving no place for the actual shoppers to stop!
And the ever roving traffic warden!
Is there a conspiracy to force the shopper towards the two ‘Shopping Centres’ ?
Seems so!