Kit Ahern

Kit Ahern

Catherine Ita "Kit" Ahern (née Liston; 13 January 1915 – 27 December 2007) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from Ballybunion in County Kerry.

She was born in Athea, County Limerick, the eldest of eight children. She was educated locally and at the College of Art in Dublin, and went on to work as a teacher at Coláiste Mhuire in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick. Ahern became involved with the Irish Countrywomen's Association (ICA), becoming the organisation's president, and she also served on the board of Bord Failte.