- Opened in 1974 at the back of Gerry’s parents’ house in Salthill, Galway.
- Cost £7,000 to build, £4,500 to kit out with machinery.
- Was the third bookbindery to open in Galway, others included O’Gormans on shop street and Corrib Printers.
- The Bindery started with three staff, Gerry Kenny, Mike Conlon and Monica Kenny
- Officially opened Monday 22nd September 1975 by Justin Keating Minister for Industry and Commerce and Son of artist Sean Keating RHA.
"The Kenny Family had made a remarbable contribution to the cultural life of the region and Ireland" - Mr Keating (Connacht Sentinel 23.09.1975) - First assignment was to bind 2,000 copies of “Hardimans History of Galway, 1820”
printed by Beacon printing company Dublin and published by Kennys Bookshop, Galway. - Kennys Bindery has had apprentices from from England, France, USA and Japan.
- One of the first bookbinders in the world to have a website in 1994
- Kennys Bindery has bound over 100,000 thesis over the years
- Muhammad Ali, Pope John Paul II, John Whelpey (writer for Star Trek, Dallas, Baywatch),
Presidents Ronald Regan, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Mary Robinson and Michael D Higgins
have books bound by Gerry Kenny
Gerry outside the bindery in Salthill, Galway - 1975
Offical opening of the bindery by Mr Keating - 22nd September 1975
Kennys Bindery first Website
Michael Conlon Left - Monica (Kenny) Rigney Right
President Bill Clinton (left) Giovanni Trapattoni (right) presented with a book bound by Kennys Bindery
Gerry Kenny with John Whelpey
Gerry Kenny with Michael D. Higgins