Author Description

"The son of a Dublin Fenian, Kevin J. Kenny (1881-1954) managed the business side of Sinn Féin's annual Year book for Arthur Griffith and produced An Macaomh for Patrick Pearse. He founded what became the first full-service advertising agency in Ireland and was the inaugural general secretary of the Knights of Columbanus. A business candidate for Dáil Éireann in 1923, he later served as president of the Dublin Rotary Club despite oppostion from certain Catholic priests. One of those who worked for the economic development of an independent Ireland, his life story encapsulates some of the strains and limitations of an emerging Irish state."--Page 4 of cover.