M&P O'Sullivan Ltd 100 Years

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Pat Herlihy (former Rep. with Williams and Woods)
“There is an old saying in business…the first generation make it, the second
generation consolidates and the third generation blows the business…that has
not happened with the O’Sullivans. The third generation has been successful in
expanding the business. The old man was a tough business man. Paddy, his son
was an absolute gentleman and I found in calling to the company, they were a
very friendly and welcoming. The people of the present day company work very
well together and are very well respected in the trade…they have worked hard
in building up a rapport with their suppliers and customers”.
George Coburn (former depot manager with P.J. Carroll)
“My first contact with the company occurred when I came to Cork in 1961 from
Dundalk and I knew the grandfather, old Paddy as I called him. He used to play
bowls with Tom Finn and used to finish up in Days pub in Waterfall. Young
Paddy had a computer as a brain…it is a very go ahead company”.
Paddy Tierney (former Rep. with Beechams)
“M.&P. O’Sullivan are very dear to my heart. I remember very well over forty
years ago when I called to M.&P. my first call. I said my spiel and produced
my goods for the manager to say no order. I was just packing my bag and very
disappointed when a voice came over the partition; ‘give him an order’. It was
Paddy. O’Sullivan. There is no doubt that I got the order because I was young
and a Tipperary man! He had a grá for the hurling, a topic we carried on discussing
for many years”.