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Tipperary man selling his shop 'on a high' in its 100th year on town's main street

Raymond Davern of Davern's on Main Street in Cashel tells Sarah Horgan why he is selling his 100-year-old shop and reveals how he had to ask only two customers to leave the shop, and what they had done
Tipperary man selling his shop 'on a high' in its 100th year on town's main street

Raymond Davern at his shop on Main Street in Cashel. Picture: Dan Linehan

Raymond Davern still laughs at the memory of being handed a basin and sponge to clean his grandmother’s shop window as a little boy who had big dreams for the future.

It seems that not much has changed since those idyllic days. Even today, as the owner of Davern's clothing store in Cashel - who has put his shop up for sale in its 100th year in business - can be seen sweeping and collecting litter near his shop front. 

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