▁Ke ane ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁List owel ▁Play ers ▁after ▁the ▁List owel ▁D rama ▁Group ▁f ract ured . ▁He ▁remained ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁G ael ▁party ▁throughout ▁his ▁life , ▁never ▁being ▁sh y ▁of ▁political ▁debate . ▁ ▁His ▁nep hew ▁is ▁the ▁investig ative ▁journalist ▁Fer gal ▁Ke ane . ▁His ▁son ▁John ▁is ▁a ▁journalist ▁with ▁the ▁Kil ken ny ▁People ▁while ▁his ▁son , ▁Billy ▁regularly ▁writes ▁a ▁column ▁for ▁the ▁Irish ▁Independent . ▁ ▁In flu ences ▁ ▁Ke ane ▁c ited ▁many ▁literary ▁influ ences ▁including ▁Bry an ▁Mac M ah on ▁and ▁George ▁Fitz ma ur ice , ▁fellow ▁Ker ry ▁writers ▁and ▁play w right s . ▁ ▁His ▁personal ▁influ ences ▁were ▁numerous ▁but , ▁most ▁not ably ▁he ▁thank ed ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mary . ▁Ke ane ▁was ▁grateful ▁for ▁his ▁father ' s ▁help ▁with ▁early ▁editing , ▁allowed ▁him ▁access ▁to ▁his ▁personal ▁library , ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁work ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁successful . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁and ▁the ▁pat rons ▁of ▁his ▁pub , ▁on ▁whom ▁he ▁based ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁characters . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Irish ▁P EN ▁Award ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁works ▁ ▁Many ▁Young ▁Men ▁of ▁Tw enty ▁( 1 9 4 6 ) ▁ ▁S ive ▁( 1 9 5 9 ) ▁ ▁Sh aron ' s ▁Gra