▁in ▁County ▁Cla re , ▁to ▁the ▁solic itor ▁Michael ▁Ken ny ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Br idget , ▁n ée ▁F rost . ▁The ▁family ▁were ▁major ▁land hold ers . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁En nis ▁College ▁an ▁Er as mus ▁Smith ▁school ,. ▁Thom ' s ▁Irish ▁Who ' s ▁Who ▁states ▁he ▁attended ▁St ony h urst , ▁and ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Dublin ,. ▁This ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁incorrect ▁and ▁all ▁other ▁contemporary ▁sources ▁confirm ▁that ▁he ▁in ▁fact ▁attended ▁En nis ▁School ▁and ▁Queen ' s ▁Un iv . ▁While ▁serving ▁at ▁West min ster , ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁at ▁Gray ' s ▁Inn ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁King ' s ▁In ns , ▁Dublin , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁he ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁and ▁his ▁est ates ▁were ▁sold ▁off . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁King ' s ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Ken ny ▁was ▁just ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Home ▁Rule ▁League ▁candidate ▁for ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁En nis ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁En nis ' s ▁Home ▁Rule ▁MP ▁L ys ag ht ▁Fin igan ▁had ▁res igned ▁his ▁seat ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁ill - he alth . ▁According ▁to ▁K ier an