| Kenny |
| Irish
Place Names and Landmarks in Argentina |
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| History
of the Toponym |
| Antonio
Kenny (1857-1921), son of James Kenny (1798-1857), who emigrated
to Argentina before 1837, and Honoria Murray (1811-1904),
from Ballinacarrigy, Co. Westmeath. Antonio was born in San
Vicente, five months after the death of his father, and was
christened on 30 July 1857. On 23 August 1890, he married
Margarita Eva Gahan, daughter of John Gahan and Mary Devitt.
They had six children. Antonio Kenny died on 21 February 1921,
and his wife Margarita died on 19 November 1929. [1] |
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| Description
& History of the Place |
| Antonio
Kenny donated in 1897 a parcel of 62321 m2 43 cm2 (6.2 hectares,
15.4 acres) to the Central Buenos Aires railway director,
Mr. Federico Lacroze (4238/1897/Mercedes). [2]
Honoria Kenny, Antonio's sister, founded the Gahan railway
station (see Gahan). [2] |
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| Naming |
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| Irish
Settlements |
| On
the way between Carmen de Areco and Salto. |
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References |
| [1]
Coghlan 1987 page ___ |
| [2]
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Departamento de Investigación
Histórica y Cartográfica, Dirección de Geodesia (Provincia
de Buenos Aires). José Pedro Thill, May 2002. |
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Sign
in Kenny railway station |
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