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In tribute to Tim Crowley, who ran The Corner Shop in Blarney for 37 years, children from the local school, Scoil Chroí Íosa, tied hand-drawn pictures of sweets and lollipops to the shop wall.

Thu, 30 Dec, 2021 - 17:34

Michael Moynihan is an associate editor and columnist with the Irish Examiner. He is also a best-selling author and documentary maker.

A couple of weeks back you probably read here about the passing of Tim Crowley, who ran The Corner Shop in Blarney for 37 years.

He retired from the shop last summer and it had been closed for a while, but that didn’t mean his impact on the community was forgotten. Many people in Blarney recalled his influence on the town, and children from the local school, Scoil Chroí Íosa, tied hand-drawn pictures of sweets and lollipops to the wall of his shop in tribute.