27 November, 2020

cope shopping centre

The Cope, or the Templecrone Agricultural Co-operative Society is a co-operative retail chain indigenous to The Rosses area of County Donegal in Ireland. Founded in 1906, it has a number of normal supermarkets as well as a full department store, a builders merchants and an agricultural division.
The name comes from the inability of one of the founder shareholders to say Co-Op - as he could pronounce Cope, the name The Cope was adopted.



28 comments:

  1. We have the same system here. My great grandfather opened the first Coop store in Tungelsta on our property. The store is still open for business at Another location today.

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  2. A bit quit again would love to see some people here.

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  3. I find it interesting that the shopping centre was derived from a speech impediment.

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  4. My mother was a member of the Co-op grocery store here. She had a corresponding connexion with a woman in the UK who came with a group of housewives to Amsterdam and stayed with us a few days. In the summer my mother went with a group of Dutch Co-op housevives to Bristol and stayed at the house of this Misses Daisy I remember. I don't think the Co-op stores still excists here anymore. I never see one anymore.

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  5. I think I'd enjoy shopping there! Actually there aren't many places I don't enjoy shopping at! LOL!

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  6. That is a great story behind the name.

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  7. The story about the naming of the place is amusing. It sounds like you can find anything you need here.

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  8. Well, one stop shopping has changed from "department stores." We have several food co-ops in the area.

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  9. Interesting story behind the name.

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  10. What a great story about the name of this shopping center. I very rarely ever go into stores these days, and never shopping centers. They must be having a hard time.

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  11. Funny story that lead to a wonderful name! Let´s cope with it and have a nice evening, Bill!

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  12. I love the story of its name, Bill!

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  13. That sounds more progressive than one would expect.

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  14. Hello,

    It is interesting story, looks like a nice shopping area.
    Take care, have a happy day. Have a great weekend ahead.

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  15. Such a modern building is a dramatic change too.

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  16. Buena iniciativa de los agricultores, para vender sus productos directamente del productor al consumidor.

    Besos

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  17. modern buildings....

    Have a great weekend

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  18. Not many people about that day.
    Funny now the name came about.

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  19. Good story and interesting how the name came about. A great place to shop
    MB

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  20. That's a good story behind the name.
    Nice photographs.

    All the best Jan

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  21. Wonderful co-operative initiative.

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  22. It does look a nice shopping centre.

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  23. very nice to see
    i like coop department stores and that cooperative

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