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When Lucy O’Flaherty took up shoemaking she didn’t know it was part of her heritage

When Lucy O’Flaherty took up shoemaking as a hobby she had no idea she came from a long line of such craftspeople.
Key points:
- Lucy O’Flaherty is the CEO of an aged care facility in Hobart’s northern suburbs and a keen amateur shoemaker
- The 49-year-old was born in London and then adopted, the last private adoption in Britain
- After reconnecting with her birth family, she discovered she came from a long line of shoemakers
Ms O’Flaherty is the chief executive officer of Glenview Community Services, an aged care provider, and is behind the development of a self-contained village for people with dementia.
She was born in London in 1971, and immediately adopted.
“I was actually the last private adoption in the UK, according to my parents, which…
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