 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - McKinley akaberekerwa muMontreal, Quebec naamai vokuCanada uye baba vokuIreland vokuEngland. Akatanga kutamira kuDublin, McKinley akapedza nguva yakawanda youpenyu hwake hwepakuvamba kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero kweIreland mukati meMatambudziko. Mukubvunzurudzwa muna 2019, McKinley akataura kuti kushanya kwake kwekutanga kumuseum muOmagh, Northern Ireland kwakamiswa nekuramwa kudya muna 1981, uye akakwanisa kuita rwendo nevamwe vaaidzidza navo mwedzi yakati gare gare. Mushure mekudzokera kuCanada, McKinley akapinda paQueens University muKingston, Ontario kwaakagamuchira degree reBachelor muArt History neFrench. McKinley akabva awana dhigirii rake reMasters muMuseum Studies paYunivhesiti yeToronto. 