The Selection Box: Books Edition with Kevin Gildea

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

When he started renting books to his sisters as a child Kevin Gildea had no idea he was planting seeds for what would become a lifelong journey towards owning his book shop. In episode two of this very special Irishman Abroad mini-series focusing on independent bookstores around Ireland, Jarlath meets Kevin to talk about his very long and winding road towards creating his Dun Laoighaire hub for second hand books. You’d be forgiven for thinking that starting his own business was the biggest challenge within this story but Kevin reveals the odour that nearly bested him. How conquering it might have been the thrill of his life and how opening up four days before lockdown made this enterprise even more special. To hear every episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. The Irishman Abroad Liveline is now open. You can now get in touch with us and feature on our shows by sending your WhatsApp voice note to 0044 7543 122 330. Why not pose a running question to Irish Olympic Legend Sonia O'Sullivan or ask our America Correspondent Marion McKeone her thoughts on a current talking point Stateside? Of course, if you have an issue with traffic or elephants on the loose in your area, Jarlath can do his best to sort that out too. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected]. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

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0:00.0	You're very welcome to another selection box from the Irish Man Abroad Podcast Network.
0:06.0	It's part of our independent bookstore series.
0:08.0	The aim of this little mini series that I'm putting together is to encourage you to get out there and rethink how you purchase your books.
0:17.0	As I say, every week I recommend books on these shows, on all of my shows, a different book
0:22.9	it's recommended, whether it's with Sonio Sullivan or Marion McKeown or Tom Dunn or whoever
0:28.3	the guest is.
0:29.3	I find myself going and you can get that wherever you get your books.
0:33.5	Well, it's kind of a lazy get-out, isn't it?
0:36.1	Because we know what the laziest way to get your book is.
0:38.3	A couple of clicks. But doing that is affecting things around you. You don't think it, but they are.
0:46.3	Affecting the chances of an independent bookstore like Kevin Gildee's brilliant bookstore from occurring at all.
0:57.7	Kevin's story and the story of Kevin Gildee's bookshop is really unusual when compared to last week's show of books at one in Lusberg
1:02.5	in that, Kevin, you're probably not someone who ever thought you'd have a bookstore.
1:08.2	But from what I can tell, people who collect books in such a large quantity as
1:14.6	you, is the seed of the idea just in your head that one day I could have essentially a tribute to this
1:24.2	in that I could share all of these books with other people?
1:31.3	I think there's definitely that. I think there was a stage I was buying books thinking I could sell this book.
1:39.4	Even though I had no platform to actually sell it. It was a dynamic that was in my head.
1:46.1	I think it might be closely connected to a type of addiction as well,
1:50.0	just collecting and collecting and collecting and having no outlet.
1:54.4	So, like, I'll go back to the beginning.
1:59.6	When I think about it, when you think about things retrospectively,
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