Lewis Kenny: Bohemians’ Soccer Poet

Q&A

Which came first – the football or the poetry?

The football, definitely. I’m from Cabra and my granddad, Christopher O’Brien — who was a member of Bohemians for about 30 years — started bringing me to Dalymount when I was only about four or five. At that age, I didn’t really have much idea about the football — for me then, it was all about the fact that I was with my granda and surrounded by thousands of people. I remember the atmosphere more than anything and getting swept up in that. My earliest memory of actual players would be of the likes of Tony O’Connor, Kevin Hunt, Glen Crowe and Dave Hill.