St Anthony Stores, Cork

St Anthony Stores is a 3rd generation family business first established by Mary Mullins who moved the business from Grattan Street around the corner to its new premises on Liberty Street, Cork in 1952.

Located across the road from St. Francis Church on Liberty Street, St. Anthony Stores was originally a grocer shop. In 1953 when the new St. Francis Church was nearing completion, replacing the old church which had stood at Broad's Lane since 1831 on the corner of Grattan St and Liberty St. The Guardian at that time approached Mary Mullins and asked if she would stock religious goods in support of the new church and she duly did, since that time a strong symmetric relationship has existed between the two organisations.