▁William ▁B . ▁Ke ane , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Hann ah ▁( née ▁P urt ill ), ▁Ke ane ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁List owel ▁National ▁School ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁St ▁Michael ' s ▁College , ▁List owel . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁chem ist ' s ▁assistant ▁for ▁A . H . ▁Jones ▁who ▁d ab bled ▁in ▁bu ying ▁anti ques . ▁Ke ane ▁had ▁various ▁jobs ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁street ▁cleaner , ▁and ▁a ▁bar ▁man , ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁places ▁including ▁North am pton ▁and ▁London . ▁It ▁was ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁North am pton ▁that ▁Ke ane ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁an ▁un named ▁women ' s ▁magazine ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁£ 1 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pub ▁owner ▁in ▁List owel ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Mary ▁O ' Con nor ▁at ▁Kno ck n ag os hel ▁Church ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁had ▁four ▁children : ▁Billy , ▁Con or , ▁John ▁and ▁Jo anna . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Life ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dublin ▁Society ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁Irish ▁P EN ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Irish ▁Play w right s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁A os d á na .