life Two years after being appointed to the government, Kenny was diagnosed with cancer. He died on 25 September 1975. He married Eithne McGinley in 1944 and they had five children. His son, Enda Kenny, was elected to the Dáil at the by-election in 1975. Another son, also Henry Kenny, was a member of Mayo County Council from 1999 to 2019. His widow Eithne Kenny died at the age of 93 in Castlebar on 26 November 2011. See also Families in the Oireachtas References 1913 births 1975 deaths Alumni of St Patrick's College, Dublin Deaths from cancer in the Republic of Ireland Fathers of Taoisigh Fine Gael TDs Heads of schools in Ireland Irish schoolteachers Henry Mayo inter-county Gaelic footballers Members of the 15th Dáil Members of the 16th Dáil Members of the 17th Dáil Members of the 18th Dáil Members of the 19th Dáil Members of the 20th Dáil Parliamentary Secretaries of the 20th Dáil Politicians from County Mayo People from Castlebar People educated at St Gerald's College, Castlebar