Declan McKenna

Birth Name: Declan Benedict McKenna

Place of Birth: Enfield, London, England

Date of Birth: 24 December, 1998

Ethnicity: Irish, English

Declan McKenna is an English singer-songwriter. He is known for winning the Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition in 2015 and his song “Brazil”.

Ancestry/Genealogy: Declan’s paternal grandfather was Patrick F McKenna. He was likely Irish.

Declan’s paternal grandmother was Beryl Y Dibben (born to Charles Henry Dibben and Winifred Emily Plested). Beryl was born in Weymouth, Dorset, England.

Declan’s maternal grandfather was Jeremiah Tobin (born to William Tobin and Mary Walsh). Jeremiah was born in Kilworth, Cork, Ireland.

Declan’s maternal grandmother was Eileen Kearns (born to Thomas Kearns and Margaret Butler). Eileen was born in Aghada, Cork, Ireland

Source: Birth records:
*Beryl Y Dibben

Marriage records:
*Patrick & Beryl McKenna

Genealogies:
*paternal grandmother
*matrilineal