Books are My Business: Quay Books' Pat McMahon

Pat McMahon runs Quay Books, at Sarsfield St, Limerick, with his sister Marie Gough.

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

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.