F. W. Woolworth Ireland
Encyclopedia
F. W. Woolworth Ireland was a retail chain, that operated in Northern Ireland
and the Republic of Ireland
.
opened in 1914 on Grafton Street in Dublin. After this, more stores opened in towns and cities throughout the island of Ireland.
In 1984, the stores in the Republic of Ireland closed down, and the stores in Northern Ireland became part of F. W. Woolworth plc, which later became the Woolworths Group
. The Woolworths stores in Northern Ireland closed down in 2008 and 2009, when the Woolworths Group
went into Administration.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
and the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.
History
The first F. W. Woolworth store in IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
opened in 1914 on Grafton Street in Dublin. After this, more stores opened in towns and cities throughout the island of Ireland.
In 1984, the stores in the Republic of Ireland closed down, and the stores in Northern Ireland became part of F. W. Woolworth plc, which later became the Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group plc was a listed British company that owned the high-street retail chain, Woolworths, as well as other brands such as the entertainment distributor Entertainment UK and book and resource distributor Bertram Books...
. The Woolworths stores in Northern Ireland closed down in 2008 and 2009, when the Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group plc was a listed British company that owned the high-street retail chain, Woolworths, as well as other brands such as the entertainment distributor Entertainment UK and book and resource distributor Bertram Books...
went into Administration.