Macs

Mac’s Quality Foods continues to thrive, now with a Factory Shop open to the public as well. Danny and Maggie still run the business today, with the help of Bills grandson Ruairi McIlroy.

Sadly on 23rd November 1996, Bill died suddenly of a heart attack. Danny and Maggie continued to run Mac’s Quality Foods and Maurice took over the Chip & Chicken chippy in Crumlin. Now known as McIlroys.

Bill changed the name from Mac’s Pasties to Mac’s Quality Foods because he was now producing many more breaded and battered products. These included Sausages, Chicken and Fish products.

Bill was making that many pasties for other takeaways, that he then purchased his own factory in Dunmurry to manufacture them in larger volumes. His new venture was called Mac’s Pasties.

Bill moved the location of The Chip and Chicken to Crumlin due to the danger of the troubles in Northern Ireland.

Bill and Margaret had three children, Danny, Maurice and Nuala.

Bill married the lovely Margaret, whom he met in his chippy on her way home from a local dance!

Bill McIlroy, aged 23, opened his own chippy called Chip & Chicken on the Falls Road, Belfast.