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What’s in a Name?
We take alook at thehistory behind ourcompany
hroughfour generations, A. Hartmann &Son Ltdhas as ajeweller that Alphons felt able to establishhis own business –
provided the highestquality of service to the people of henceA.Hartmann &Son.The firstpremises were in Eyre SquareT
Galwayand the surrounding area.Weare verymuch before moving to Mainguard Street in 1950. The firm quickly
part of the local community, and proud to be Galwegians. gained areputation for good and friendly
service, one whichwestrive to maintain
The storyofour family business beganfar to thisday.Eamonn’sson Garryinhis turn
away,however,inthe Germanyruledby qualified as awatchmaker at the Swiss
Kaiser Wilhelm II. Alphonsus Hartmann InstituteinDublin, before returning to open
was born in Baden in 1879, and qualified hisown shopinGalway ShoppingCentre,
as awatchmaker in Stuttgartin1894. the firstofits kind to open in the city.
He emigrated to Ireland in 1895, to work
withhis brother in Limerick,and eventually Eamonn diedsuddenlyin1978, and two
movedtoGalway where he had the good years later,Garrydecided to mergethe twoGerman watchmakingmedal and medal box
sense to marryalocal girl. businesses into one basedat29William
Street. Frequently travelling abroad to importthe finest stock,
As happened to all Germansresident in Ireland,Alphons,ashe Garry’saim was to makeHartmannsthe mostexclusiveand
was always known,was interred in acamp at the Curraghduring cosmopolitan shopinthe westofIreland.His untimely deathin
the First World War. Thisexperiencedid not sourhim butitwas 1997 lefthis wifeCaitrionatocarryonthe business until she
only after the Second World Warwhen his son,Eamonn, qualified was joined in 2001 by their son Richard.Prior to joiningthe
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