Meet Ireland's oldest shopkeeper as she celebrates 100 years of family business

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She's still behind the till at 86

Angela Healy-O’Brien’s parents Christopher Healy and his wife Ellen opened the Co Kerry business on St Patrick’s Day in 1923.

READ MORE: Ireland braces for new big freeze as Met Eireann warns weather chaos with stormy deluge on the way “I still work behind the counter and I enjoy talking with the customers because it passes the time for me. Daughter Aileen said: “I look after the store, but mum is still here. She’s a character, she must be the oldest shopkeeper in Ireland.“And she’s still able for it. She can operate the credit card machine and sells the Lotto tickets. She likes to keep her mind active.”

 

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