If your name is McKenna, a two-day event on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 June in Monaghan (Ireland) might just interest you.

The Clan McKenna international gathering commences on Friday 13 morning at 11am with a walking tour of Monaghan town, accompanied by a tour guide. 

In the afternoon there is a tour of Monaghan County Museum followed by a talk by local historian Brian McDonald after which a buffet is being served. The venue for this is the magnificent Peace Campus.

On Saturday 14 at 10.30am – 12.30pm it's a return to the Peace Campus for a DNA/Genealogy workshop conducted by Connor McKenna.   

Immediately following this there will be a visit to Donagh Old Graveyard where the remains of the last McKenna chieftain lies and also the ancestors of General Don Juan McKenna, military officer and hero of the Chilean War of Independence and recognised as the co-liberator of Chile.

The gathering will culminate with an inaugural dinner in the Sliabh Beagh Hotel in the beautiful rural North Monaghan area of Knockatallon. Coach transport will be provided to the hotel taking in enroute places of interest on The McKenna Trail such as Errigal Old Graveyard & Liskenna Fort said to be where McKenna finally killed the deer he had been hunting for two nights. 

On the night outgoing chieftain for the past 3 years Marilyn Stoecklein will relinquish her role and pass the McKenna staff and cloak to Siobhan McKenna of Monaghan town. 

All details of the Clan McKenna International Gathering 2025 are available from: clannmckenna@gmail.com or the secretary at 00353 (0)87 755 9095