Jul 6, 2026 · 1 hr · 14 segments
Stephen McCammon is the Managing Director and owner of Menarys, the historic Northern Ireland based family department store chain with a story that goes back over 103 years. Stephen shares the story…
Stephen McCammonGuest
Caroline O'NeillHost
This was a ring that was given to my great-great-uncle, Joseph Alexander, in 1920.
So the ring is a reminder of the history that we have, a reminder of where it all began.
His brother then got married and it then became apparent that the business wasn't going to be big enough to support two families.
He then moved to Balaamina where he set up another business with another brother and this time the other brother he then got married and again the same history repeated itself.
Some of the people you've mentioned in photographs, which is so important and we'll talk about that.
I know that so many people are going to be listening to this because to survive a business, you know, through any kind of generation is an achievement.
This was a ring that was given to my great-great-uncle, Joseph Alexander, in 1920.
So the ring is a reminder of the history that we have, a reminder of where it all began.
His brother then got married and it then became apparent that the business wasn't going to be big enough to support two families.
He then moved to Balaamina where he set up another business with another brother and this time the other brother he then got married and again the same history repeated itself.
Some of the people you've mentioned in photographs, which is so important and we'll talk about that.
I know that so many people are going to be listening to this because to survive a business, you know, through any kind of generation is an achievement.
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