Books are My Business: Quay Books' Pat McMahon

Pat McMahon runs Quay Books, at Sarsfield St, Limerick, with his sister Marie Gough.
Books are My Business: Quay Books' Pat McMahon

Pat McMahon of Quay Books greeting some young readers at his shop at 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick

Sat, 03 Jun, 2023 - 14:00

How did you get into bookselling?

I was a librarian for 40 years. I started in Limerick city library in 1972 and then I worked in libraries in Clare, Carlow, and Mayo, before becoming chief librarian for Galway City and County in 1995. 

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