Situated in Galway, Ireland, Kennys was established in 1940 by Des & Maureen Kenny. Today Kennys.ie employ some 20 people including 8 Kennys. Web folklore has it that Kennys Bookshop was the second bookshop in the world to have its own website. Only a sci-fi shop in San Francisco beat them to it. As pioneers of bookselling online, Kennys.ie have continually redeveloped their site over the years to keep up-to-date on the changing trends and needs of our customers. Kennys.ie has a renowned stock of books on Irish history, culture, literature and language, as well as a comprehensive selection of non-Irish material that covers all aspects of the human experience.