▁apart ▁from ▁his ▁activities ▁as ▁a ▁bre eder ▁of ▁pedig ree ▁horses , ▁cattle ▁and ▁sheep ▁devoted ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁he ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Robert son ▁Stewart , ▁daughter ▁of ▁W . ▁R . ▁Stewart , ▁of ▁La irs ill ▁or ▁La ird sh ill , ▁Aber de ens hire . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Senior ▁Crown ▁Pro sec utor ▁for ▁County ▁Ker ry ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁circuit ▁court ▁judge ▁for ▁C ork ▁City ▁and ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁. ▁Maurice ▁He aly ▁notes ▁that ▁his ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁had ▁been ▁extended ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁universal ▁respect ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁held . ▁ ▁The ▁Irish ▁Times ▁of ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁published ▁Matthew ▁Ken ny ' s ▁mem ories ▁of ▁Charles ▁Stewart ▁Par nell ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Matthew ▁Ken ny , ▁initially ▁a ▁Par nell ite ▁M . P ., ▁was ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁William ▁Ken ny , ▁a ▁Liberal ▁Union ist ▁M . P . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁c ous ins ' ▁ten ures ▁on ▁opposite ▁sides ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁over la pped ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁Both ▁were ▁desc ended ▁from