Kevin MCKenna leader, freedom fighter, patriot Kevin McKenna was a quiet and unassuming man to meet. He was also a man who displayed huge strength of character, determination, personal courage, leadership and political wisdom at times of great challenge in our country’s history. Born into a farming family in Co Tyrone on 20th July 1944, Kevin McKenna grew up in the Brantry at a time when nationalists in the North of Ireland were treated as secondclass citizens and the Orange state faced little effective challenge. As a young man,
• Kevin loved country life • Kevin with former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD
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