Young brothers show true entrepeneurial spirit

Friday, 01 April 2011 12:52 Posted by The Editor

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Brothers Ronan, 14, (left) and Conor Mc Garvey, 10, pictured in their workshop at Loughanure, Co Donegal, where they produce their handmade Donegal Pens.

Two young County Donegal brothers – Ronan (14) and Conor (10) McGarvey from Loughanure, West Donegal, have set up a small business making wooden pens through the woodturning process.The brothers are the youngest members of the Irish Woodturning Guild and started woodturning around September 2009.

So far our wooden pens have been bought by people all over the world including the US, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and ann parts of Great Britain and Ireland.

Several schools, groups, companies etc have also used our pens for prizes, presentations etc.
The pair attend schools in Dungloe and Loughanure and use our evenings (after homework) and weekend to complete any pen orders.

They use a variety of woods including bog oak, ash, yew, elm, beech, plum and many more.

Find out more on the McGarvey brothers' website at www.donegalpens.com or contact us at (074) 9548516 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Editor's Note:

If there are any young Mayo students who have set up their own business and would like to see it featured on MayoToday.ie, please get in touch by emailing: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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