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Years in Business
The firm of Johnson & Johnson,
Solicitors, recently celebrated its 50th
anniversary in business. The occasion was
marked by a small reception at the
Ballymote office of the firm. The special
guest of honour was Judge Patrick Keenan
Johnson, the founder member of the firm.
Other special guests included, Judge
James P. Gilvarry, Judge Bernard
Brennan, Raymond Monahan, then
President of the Law Society, Thomas E.
Tighe, State Solicitor and former partner
in the firm, Kieran McDermott, County
Registrar, Bill Cashell, District Court
Clerk and Superintendent Jim Sheridan. A
number of solicitors representing other
firms in the County also attended the
reception.
The firm was founded in 1943 and
practised under the style of P. Keenan
Johnson, Solicitor, until 1972, when
Thomas E. Tighe, the present State
Solicitor, joined the firm as a partner and
the practice traded under the name of
"Johnson & Tighe". Patrick Keenan
Johnson was appointed to the District
Court Bench in 1975 and the firm
continued under the style of Johnson &
Tighe until it was purchased by the present
partners, Keenan V. Johnson and Brendan
L. Johnson, in 1983. In 1983, the firm
changed its name to Johnson & Johnson
and opened offices in Sligo Town. The
firm now has offices at Main Street,
Ballymote and 75 John Street, Sligo.
Judge Johnson stated that he was delighted
to return to Ballymote to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the firm. Judge
Gilvarry, Raymond Monahan, Thomas
Tighe, Superintendent Jim Sheridan and
Judge Brennan also added their
congratulations to all associated with the
firm both in the past and at present.
The partners, Keenan and Brendan
Johnson, thanked those present for their
kind wishes and they expressed special
appreciation to their staff. They also
thanked their clients for their continued
support and looked forward to serving the
people of Sligo and Ballymote into the
future.
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(See also photograph in People and
Places)
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