Books at One

Books at One Letterfrack is located in a former Quaker workshop in the village of Letterfrack, on the edge of Connemara National Park. The workshop, built in 1850, was still in use as a forge when the Christian Brothers operated the Letterfrack Industrial School in those buildings until 1973. The former discredited Industrial School has been transformed into a vibrant community-owned space which now houses the highly regarded GMIT Furniture College and numerous community organisations.

The workshop where Books At One is located shares the space with Artisan House Publishers. Husband and wife team, Vincent Murphy and Mary Ruddy, have run their award winning publishing business since 2013 and they see the opening of Books At One Letterfrack as a natural evolution: “Having a bookshop now offers us an opportunity to see our books and those of other publishers in the hands of appreciative readers – it is a privilege to be part of the full circle”. Books At One Letterfrack is part of a growing network of local community-based bookshops supported by The One Foundation.