#hugh-mctaggart

A man called Andrew moved from Cork to Dublin to open a flower shop. He was quite successful and through great marketing, quality product, and reasonable prices, Andrew's Flowers became the top garden shop in all Dublin. Some monks that had a stall set up nearby took notice and, since attendance at the local parish (and the accompanying tithing revenue) was way down, they decided to grow and sell their own flowers. Since they grew all their own produce, the monks were able to undercut Andrew at …

A group of Irish friars was running short of funds... A group of Irish friars was running short of funds, so they decided to start a business selling flowers from the cathedral gardens. Happily, their business was extremely successful- so successful, in fact, that the local flower shop could no longer stand up to the competition. The owner, determined not to give up so easily, asked the holy men to find some other way to make money. ""No,"" they replied. ""God has guided us to success."" So the …