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Founder Betsy Cornwell’s memoir about the knitting factory, single parenting, and finding home and hope on the wild coast of Ireland is out now — The Irish Times called it “extraordinarily moving, exquisitely written, and socially revolutionary.” Order from your local bookstore or at the link below.

Come stay with us in our historic lakeside building in the heart of Connemara.

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