What is recorded here
Enda Kenny was born in Castlebar on 24 April 1951. He became the first Fine Gael leader to win two consecutive general elections, serving as Taoiseach from 2011 until 2017. The small western town produced a man who reshaped Irish party politics by carrying Fine Gael to its largest-ever vote share.
Why this person is known: Irish poliitician (* 1951)
- Birthplace
- Castlebar
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Battle of CastlebarMajor battlefield · 1 yd
John McHalehouse · 87 yd
Saint Gerald's Intermediate and Technical Schoolschool · 297 yd
Saint John Baptist de La SalleMemorial · 315 yd
1798 MemorialMemorial · 742 yd
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 846 yd
Black FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1420 yd
Barry CastleRuins · 1499 yd
Breaffy WoodsWood · 2.6 mi
Raheens WoodForest · 2.6 mi
CastleCastle, unclassified · 4.0 mi
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