Enda kenny biography of william
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Early Life in Castlebar, Mayo
Enda Kenny was born in Islandeady, a village outside Castlebar, in 1951 and is currently Taoiseach of Ireland.
Enda kenny biography of william
The Mayo man went to school in the Castlebar area, first attending St Patrick’s National School in Cornanool before going to secondary school in St Gerard’s College in Castlebar itself.
He had a keen interest in GAA from an early age and played Gaelic football for Islandeady.
Kenny continued to third level education in St Patrick’s College of Education in Dublin and University College Galway (now NUIG) and worked briefly as a primary school teacher before turning to politics.
Political Career of Enda Kenny
It can be said that Kenny was destined for a career in politics.
His father, Henry Kenny, was a Fine Gael TD in the 1950s and it was at his constituency clinics in the 1970s that Enda began to get involved in politics. When Henry passed away in 1975 Enda was chosen by Fine Gael to stand in the by-election that followed.
He was elected an