The Story of Kerreen O'Connor
Over the years, Kerreen O’Connor has become a well known member of the Irish community in Denver, but few know exactly how, or more so what, sucked her into the Irish subculture of Denver that ultimately ended in her opening the storefront that is in Downtown Littleton.
It is a favorite past times of parents across the world to blame everything on their children. But Kerreen is one who really can. It all started in 1999 when she got her two daughters, Caitlin and Lillie, involved in Irish dance and they immediately fell in love with it. Anyone who knows Kerreen knows she is not one for sitting back and watching. So she needed something to do as she followed her daughters around from competition to competition, performance to performance so what better than selling the wigs, shoes and all the other gear that Irish dancers require?
She started selling Irish dance items out of her basement and after years of traveling across the country to competitions she traded in her frequent flier miles for a cute yellow cottage in historic Downtown Littleton. Her humble business of Irish dance supplies soon snowballed, adding Galway crystal, Belleek china, Irish jewelry and clothing and so much more to the list soon the storefront was a fully functioning Irish imports store.
One of the best things about Kerreen was her true dedication to customer service, if someone came in wanting an items he didn’t have, she would find it. She would treat customers more like friends, and some of the repeat customers came to known that Kerreen, while a serious business woman would refuse to trade in her trade mark sweats for true business ware. But that was the beauty of it all, she made the store into a hub for the Irish community a place to come and shop and touch base with everything that was going on.
Her business was the definition of a family business, all three of her kids worked at the store as an after school job and her husband was the reliable ‘handy man’ fixing everything and anything that needed it.
Today Kerreen O’Connor’s specializes in Irish jewelry, and home décor but products range from Aaron knit sweaters from Ireland to classic Belleek china and Galway crystal to the best of St. Patrick’s Day supplies for all ages. At Kerreen O’Connor’s you can also rent kilts for that special occasion and find useful information, traditions and help in planning any Irish wedding or event. Kerreen O’Connor’s supplies a variety of items and values withholding a large array of items that celebrate the heritage, history, and culture of Ireland.
