J DONOHOE

In 1860 James Donohoe, the son of a Kilmuckridge farmer in Co Wexford, emigrated to Australia. In 1876 he returned to Enniscorthy and took charge of the family grocery and spirit store in Templeshannon. As a result, the company J Donohoe was born, and the business began to prosper. By the early 1890s, James had expanded his efforts and entered the wholesale trade market establishing a very successful wine, spirit and grocery enterprise throughout Enniscorthy and the surrounding region. By 1896, J Donohoe was the largest general merchant in Enniscorthy, with interests in coal, manure, seed, blacksmithing and saddlery in addition to a bottling business and such was its success that it was incorporated as a limited company in that same year... We have been in the motor business since 1909 and enjoy a reputation for doing business with integrity and for providing first class service - facts that are confirmed by the many loyal, repeat customers we have over a long number of years.....

Primary location: Enniscorthy Ireland