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Company Profile History ( 1875 - 2006) Mandy Loughrey (1855-1921) [m. Sheila Blaney] founded Loughrey & Co. originally a mixed grocery, hardware and animal feeds store. A bar (liquor) licence was added later.
Patrick Loughrey (1883-1951) [m. Cassie Sheridan], Mandy's eldest son Patrick, having served his time in Belfast in the drapery trade added this feature to the business. The grocery business was expanded by home deliveries with horse and van, and later lorry, and oft times the weeks groceries and the ten stone bag of flour ( as well as the odd half pint of whiskey and ounce of snuff carried under the seat ) would be paid for with the farm eggs under the barter system. Patrick also took out an Auctioneer's (Estate Agency) licence and through the passage of time, while other aspects of the business outlived their time, the estate agency thrived.
Tommy Loughrey (1907-1992) [m. Josephine Gallagher] took over the business on his father's passing and the "Fair Day" on the sixth of each month featured his open air auctions which provided much contemporary enjoyment and childhood memories. The annual land lettings were vital cogs in the commerce of the area for both leaser and lessee. Tommy also added a Filling Station, Newsagency and Gas Agency to the business and had the first Singing Lounge in the area.. The advent of the supermarket and the need for specialisation resulted in the demise of many rural shops but Loughrey's Bar continued to thrive until Tommy's retirement in 1985.
Recent History ( 1983 - )
Senator Joachim Loughrey ( 1947- ) [ m. Janet McGinley] former School Principal and Retired Senator is principal of the Estate Agency Firm since 1983 when he opened an office in Milford. The business rapidly expanded and 1985 saw the move to Letterkenny the County's commercial capital. Joachim succeeded his father in the Irish Auctioneer's and Valuers Institute - the country's premier Estate Agency Organisation and was soon serving on it's governing body. Honoured with his institute's nomination to contest the Senate election, he served three terms before retiring to continue his business studies culminating in a Hons. BBS degree.

John Loughrey ( 1946 - ) [m. Mary Gallagher] had, in the meantime set up his own financial company - John F. Loughrey & Associates - specialising in investments and pensions. More recently, in response to the property boom he has branched into the mortgage business with a new company "the Mortgage Centre" and boasts agencies for every financial institution in Ireland - banks, building societies and insurance companies - as well as The Bank Of Scotland.

While Loughrey & Co. Estate Agency trades independently from John F Loughrey & Associates and The Mortgage Centre the connection between three companies is mutually beneficial - It can benefit you too !

Loughrey & Co. deal's in all types of properties - commercial, development land, farms, individual sites and houses and our speciality is finding and selling "off standard properties".

To make life easier for the browser we categorise our properties and differentiate between Houses - Letterkenny, Houses - Out of Town (Rural) and Land - Sites & Farms