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Shops etc in Bantry?

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  • 29-06-2010 7:51am
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    Graces7
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    Are there eg LIDL, ALDI, Tesco to be found in Bantry please? If not, where are the nearest?

    Not sure how big or not the town is..

    Thank you


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    lisao80
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    Nope no major supermarkets in Bantry.. largest one is supervalue and tbh its a crap one.
    nearest Lidl is in Skibbereen, nearest Dunnes stores is Clonakilty or Bishopstown and nearest Aldi is probably Ballincollig.


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    Graces7
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    lisao80 wrote: »
    Nope no major supermarkets in Bantry.. largest one is supervalue and tbh its a crap one.
    nearest Lidl is in Skibbereen, nearest Dunnes stores is Clonakilty or Bishopstown and nearest Aldi is probably Ballincollig.

    Thanks.

    I see! we know supervalu and... always the same. The occasional loss leader but. ... and even then you have to look at the weight label.l

    Not even a tesco either ouside Cork city..


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    who the fug
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    Supervalue, is that the old VG


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    mp22
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    who the fug wrote: »
    Supervalue, is that the old VG
    If the old VG was on new street with the paper shop on one side and the credit union on the other,then yes!!


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    lisao80
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    who the fug wrote: »
    Supervalue, is that the old VG
    mp22 wrote: »
    If the old VG was on new street with the paper shop on one side and the credit union on the other,then yes!!

    thats the one!! paper shop and credit union long gone from there tho ..


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    who the fug
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    Yeah that be it, is Cotters still open opposite, forgot about that Newsagents


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    mp22
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    who the fug wrote: »
    Yeah that be it, is Cotters still open opposite, forgot about that Newsagents
    No,in the 20 or so years i have lived here there has been a lot of changes,
    the paper shop is now part of supervalue,so is the old credit union,the saddlers on main st, is long gone,the clinic is gone,kilgoban also,(its enough to drive you to drink;))


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    who the fug
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    The cobblers, not surprising them two old boys would be in their 90s now.

    kilgoban again not surprising was always shutting an reopening when I knew it, (It was actually sold by lottery once) handy pool table in the back for a game of pool when we was at school


    Where was the Clinic?


    Best thing about Bantry in the seventies was the sweet shop Dr. Cotters aunts use to run


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    mp22
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    The clinic main st opposite Atlantic house,let see the kilgoban owners,a mr Fox i believe,a chap who has since turned his hand to printing,ken and r,a yank who won the place,a neighbour of mine who shall remain nameless and a well known estate agent,it is now an off licence


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    lisao80
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    who the fug wrote: »
    The cobblers, not surprising them two old boys would be in their 90s now.

    Where was the Clinic?

    god i totally forgot about those cobblers/saddlers there...

    the clinic was up near the bantry inn.. on the right coming down from the boys club next to where the golden grill used to be.


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    who the fug
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    lisao80 wrote: »
    god i totally forgot about those cobblers/saddlers there...

    the clinic was up near the bantry inn.. on the right coming down from the boys club next to where the golden grill used to be.



    Joe Mac place, forgot she knocked the shop and pub into one, what was the name of pub near the VG which was part shop part pub?


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    lisao80
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    who the fug wrote: »
    Joe Mac place, forgot she knocked the shop and pub into one, what was the name of pub near the VG which was part shop part pub?

    Ma Murphys.. thats still there.


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    who the fug
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    What have they done with Vickereys?

    Local Trivia


    The Murphy in Muphy & O Connors was William Martin Murphy of the lock out , the family firm build most the light houses on the South Coast


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    mp22
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    who the fug wrote: »
    What have they done with Vickereys?

    A trendy food place and a bar called the lobby


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    Graces7
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    Lots of local knowledge there... What about Bandon? Asking for someone hoping to relocate to West Cork ..... Cork City must be busy traffic wise?

    But maybe a shopping centre on the outskirts in the Bandon side?


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    mp22
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    Bandon to cork 35 minutes,or so can be brutal in the rush hour (innishshannon village) there are plenty of shopping centres on that side of cork, bishopstown court,wilton, mahon point the CUH is also on that side.the city centre is best avoided,traffic,cost of parking,if you must go into it, there is a park and ride on the south link road (easy to get to).


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