Raking in the green at Irish shop
Boardman — Colleen Cecil couldn’t celebrate March 17 without wearing green, attending a parade and shopping at House of Erin.
“I come here relatively often but always before St. Patrick’s Day,” said the 44-year-old Canfield resident, who visited the store at 5136 Southern Blvd. last week.
She was looking for inexpensive trinkets to pass out to children at today’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boardman. She is part of a group of 25 friends who attend the parade every year.
“My grandpa owned an Irish pub” in Milwaukee, she said. “This is our holiday.”
It’s no surprise that this is the busiest time of the year at House of Erin, a small store dedicated to all things Irish. Store owner Dick Coughlin notches about one-third of his annual sales in the first 17 days of March.
This time of year, the top sellers are shirts, sweatshirts and hats.
