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James O’Donoghue with the antique clocks gracing his pharmacy’s window in Boherbee. Photo by Dermot Crean
IF you’re passing Boherbee over the coming days, it’s worth taking the time to have a look at the window display in O’Donoghue’s Pharmacy.
James O’Donoghue decided to brighten up the shopfront by putting 10 antique clocks in there to encourage people to “take time to reflect on your health”.
The clever marketing ploy is attracting a lot of interest and rightly so as the clocks, one of which was made in Boston back as far as 1830, give a glimpse into the past.
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James got a loan of the clocks from a local man who collects and repairs the timepieces.
James’ favourite is one he calls the ‘Narie Clock’. It was rescued by a person from Caherina back in the 1940s and kept their home for years. When the person who had it passed away, the house was being cleared and the broken clock was given to the local man who restored it.
Some of the clocks in the O’Donoghue’s Pharmacy window. Photo by Dermot Crean
Other clocks bear the names of famous Tralee businesses Lee Strand, Latchfords and McCowens, while another came from New Haven in Connecticut.
James has form with unusual displays, as in the past he has put currachs and farm machinery in the window at different periods of the year.
Some of the clocks in the O’Donoghue’s Pharmacy window. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The clock from Boston dating back to 1830. Photo by Dermot Crean
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