Renovation work recalls former life of shop

The next stage of the work being carried out on the former shop in the building opposite Bardons has revealed the original PA Moloney sign, reminding us that the family there were outfitters and tailors, writes Brian Byrne.

Peter Moloney tells me that his grandfather Peter A Moloney, originally from Milltown Malbay, and his grandmother Agnes (Kenny) from Frenchpark bought the shop around 1918 from Miss Egan.

"They stayed in Bardons Hotel while negotiating the purchase of the leasehold," he says. "Both had met up while serving their apprenticeships in Moons of Galway."

Agnes's sister Peg also came to Kilcullen with them, and she managed a small sweetshop in the corner building while Agnes ran the outfitters. Peg Kenny later opened her own shop further up the street during the 1940s, where the Final Furlong is now.

The Moloney family sold the property in the mid-2000s.

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