About us

Tús an scéil / HOW IT ALL BEGAN

Ba é Muiris Dan O Sullivan a bhunaigh an gnó sa bhliain 1949. Rugadh Muiris ar an 1 Eanáir 1916 ar an ngabhlán, Lios Póil. Ba é an seachtú mac i gclann mhór é. Ní raibh mórán sa tsaol acu. Ansan thosaigh sé ag déanamh obair thógála ar bhóthar Chnoc Bhaile Ristín ó 1934 go dtí 1939 (féach an pictiúr thuas). Tugadh an leasainm Dan ar mhuintir Uí Shúilleabháin ó aimsir athair Mhuiris i leith mar gur Dan an ainm a bhí air siúd. Ina dhiaidh san, thóg Muiris tigh ar cíos i mbun Shráid Eoin áit ar oscail sé tigh tábhaine. Ansan cheannaigh sé an tigh ina bhfuil an gnó anois ag feidhmiú ann - 14 Sráid Eoin agus leathanaigh sé an gnó amach go dtí earraí grósaera, cua earraí, breosla agus bia d'ainmhithe.

The business was founded by Muiris Dan O Sullivan in 1949. Muiris was born on 1 January 1916 in Goulane Lispole. He was the 7th son of a large family. From humble beginnings he worked on the building of the Ballyristeen Hill Road from 1934 to 1939 (pictured above). The O Sullivan family from Goulane inherited the nickname Dan from Muiris’s father Dan. Following on from this he rented a house in lower John Street where he operated a pub. He then bought the premises where the business is currently operating in 14 John Street and expanded the business to groceries, hardware, fuel and animal feed supplies.