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By Ronan Flanagan · Shannonside · 14 August 2026
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For generations, the shop and the family home existed under the same roof.The business occupied the ground floor, while everyday life unfolded upstairs.Ronan Fl...
For generations, the shop and the family home existed under the same roof.
The business occupied the ground floor, while everyday life unfolded upstairs.
Ronan Flanagan explores this increasingly uncommon way of life.
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