Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: For many years--decades--she [Maureen Kenny]

was an essential part of Kenny's Bookshop, sitting behind her desk and dealing with the customers, always eager to talk about books with anyone who came by.

I remember going into Kenny's to buy John O'Donoghue's first collection of poems Echoes Of Memory in 1994. I went to the counter and as soon as Mrs Kenny saw it she exclaimed "A treat in store! A treat in store!"

from Galway Advertiser: Maureen Kenny--the doyenne of Galway booksellers passes away

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