It was still in use as a forge when the Christian Brothers operated the Letterfrack Industrial School in those buildings until 1973. The former Industrial School is now owned by community-owned company, Connemara West Plc, who have been instrumental in transforming the heretofore discredited industrial school into a vibrant community space which houses the highly-regarded GMIT National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology, Forum a community partnership company, Connemara Community Radio, Conservation Letterfrack, Youthreach, a, crèche, – and now a bookshop.