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The Tropical Fruits company was founded by Ernest Foley
Ernest Foley lost his leg in WWI. After the war ended, he settled in Tenerife
Moira Griffith was born in Santa Cruz, Tenerife
Moire was sent back to Dublin due to bad behaviour and started boarding school ath the age of 7
Moira, Great uncle Pat and Ernest visit Ernest's bother who was workimg in Trinadad
The first shipment of 9,000 stems left the West Indies for Dublin
John Van Geest purchased the West Indies section of the company for £750,000, which would be equal to €22,000,000 today
The tropical fruits company was sold and later renamed Fyffes Bananas
U2 purchaced the tropical fruit warehouse in dublin and used it as their recording studio
I visted the old family's house in Tenerife and the surrounding plantations
Tropicla fruit warehouse competion date for the new offices to be built over the old warehouse
