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End of an era for Broderick

BRODERICK Furniture in Killanena has been selling furniture and providing local employment in East Clare for more than 75 years but it is to relocate to Ennis. Its flagship shop has been a feature of the East Clare village and drawing people from across the country to its scenic location overlooking Lough Graney. The business, which remains family-run, will begin the process of relocating as it prepares to centralise its operations in Ennis and close its doors in Killanena. The Broderick story began over 75 years ago, when Michael Broderick Senior opened a small grocery shop on a hillside in Killanena. Soon afterwards, he followed with the establishment of a petrol station and a general hardware store. After the war, Michael travelled by lorry to auctions in Liverpool to buy furniture, which he then sold in Killanena. This proved extremely popular and by the mid-’60s, his son Michael (Mickie) took over the business and started selling new furniture and developing …

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