No 7 started its trading days as a woollen and linen drapery, entering Donovan family hands around 1870s. Later also housing a loom, it traded as J & M Donovan Drapery and Fancy Warehouse, selling gold and silver jewellery, souvenirs, and linens. 7 The Square Kenmare formerly housed the very popular Café MochaOver a century and a half, lucky No 7 passed through generations of Donovan family hands, with a number of children born there. 7 The Square, Kenmare is next door to a Bank of Ireland branchIt is guided at €510,000 by Suzanne Teahan and John Daly of Sherry FitzGerald Daly Kenmare. VERDICT: Living over the shop is, thankfully, once more becoming a popular and sustainable lifestyle option.

Source: Irish Examiner February 21, 2026 20:30 UTC