THE KELLY CLAN ASSOCIATION

SPRING NEWSLETTER No. 64

GATHERING19-21 MAY 2017

One of the views from the Armada Hotel, Spanish Point, Co Clare

Photo: Simon Horstead

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Letter from your EditorHello All Here in Ireland we seem to be well on the way to Spring. The days are getting longer and miracle of miracles the temperature seems to be climbing up to the mid-teens! By the time you read this St Patrick’s Day will

have been and gone and Easter will be well on its way.It is with sadness that I have to tell you that one of our dearly loved founder members has died. “Aussie” Mike Kelly RIP died in August last year and unfortunately the Clan only recently found out about it. His presence at our Gatherings will be sadly missed and we offer our prayers and thoughts for his safe repose. Judy Kelly-Fausch has written a fitting obituary for him which is included within this newsletter. Judy’s cousin, Joan, was married to Mike and although they married in later life they certainly packed a lot into the little time they had together. There are certainly some lovely anecdotes about Mike and we would love to hear from any of you with your tales of him. One of my lovely memories of him is how Joan really “smartened” him up. You could always rely on Mike pre-Joan time to start the weekend off with a lovely fresh white shirt – this shirt maintained its presence until Sunday mass when it was usually replaced with something similar! Mike was a great wealth of knowledge and at present efforts are being made to see if we can obtain his documents and research into relationships/family/genealogy matters that he spent so many years in getting together. Your Council are already getting their heads together with plans for the 2017 Gathering and initial details with costs are on the next page. The Armada Hotel is a beautiful venue with stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean from many of the rooms. The Council have found the staff extremely friendly and helpful and we are delighted to be going there for our 16th Gathering. We know that you are all going to love it and look forward to welcoming you as ever!The last few pages of this newsletter contain an interesting account of the 1916 Easter Rising provided by Dr Joe Kelly. This is the centenary year of this piece of history and Joe’s information makes fascinating reading. Your next newsletter will be the Summer one and I would love to hear of your holiday plans and any pics which could be included. In the meantime ………………………………………………

Mary KContact details: marykelly3010@gmail.com orclankellyinfo@gmail.com

KELLY CLAN GATHERING19-21 MAY 2017

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Plans are forging ahead for the 2017 Gathering. As you all know the venue is the Armada Hotel, Spanish Point, MiltownMalbay, Co Clare and the dates are 19-21 May 2017. The last Gathering to be held in Co Clare was 2011 and the 2017 one promises to be an even greater success. The venue has the added attraction of being part of the Wild Atlantic Way and we hope this will encourage more people to join us and enjoy the wildness of the rugged Atlantic coast as well as being part of the Gathering. One speaker, Paddy Waldron, has already been booked for the weekend. Paddy has a wealth of knowledge on genealogy and his talk will centre on the area of Co Clare. Paddy is also the chairperson of a local organisation Clare Roots Association and you will find more details of what they do either by visiting their Facebook Page “Clare Roots Society” or their website clareroots.org. I for one am greatly looking forward to hearing what he has to say. We also have our brilliant DNA Assistant Co-ordinator, Aidan Kelly, joining us again. It is such a pleasure to welcome Aidan to our Gatherings. Aidan travels from Freemantle, Western Australia and we really appreciate the effort he makes to attend and be such a vital part of the proceedings. We look forward to hearing his latest news on the Kelly DNA programme.

The tour this year will most likely take in a large part of the Burren with the first call being at the Burren Visitor Centre. I will be including some information on the Burren in the next newsletter.

The evening promises to be a lively one with local musicians to entertain us along with other entertainment yet to be confirmed. More details will be published as they become available.

The cost of the Gathering is €115.00 and we are offering a discounted price of €105.00 to those who book before 1 April.Please note that the discounted amount is only available before that date. The cost has stayed the same as the last Gathering which is an added incentive! Bookings can be made via PayPal to clankellyinfo@gmail or cheques can be posted to Bernie Kelly, Aisling, Tyrone, Kilcolgan, Co Galway. We are working on the Pay Pal button on our website www.kellyclans.com and hopefully this should be up and running in the next couple of weeks. You will also find a booking form on the back page.

The cost of the hotel accommodation for the weekend is €169 pp sharing. The cost of a single room is €219. Additional nights can be booked at a cost of €50 pp a night. The cost includes breakfast each morning and an evening dinner on the Friday night. We have asked the Armada to keep a certain amount of rooms for us but several have already been booked so it would be a good idea to make a reservation fairly soon. To take advantage of the deal offered to the Clan please email reservations@armadahotel.com and mark for the attention of Ylonah and don’t forget to mention “Kelly Clan weekend”. Please note that the deal is not available on their website. GET WELL WISHESWe ask that you continue to remember John “Cappawhite” Kelly in your thoughts and prayers.John has undergone a major operation in the last few months. He is now on the way to recovery and we send him our very best wishes for his ongoing good health.

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A little piece of history from Joe A Kelly

The earliest record of our family history shows that after the battle of Aughrim our earliest predecessor settled at Cree Bridge. We still don't know where the house was. Also, the church in Cree was one of four churches built by Father Tim Kelly around a barn that was originally known as the Kelly Oratory. The priest Kelly who died in 1830 is buried just inside the long aisle door. It is believed that the priest Kelly had fallen out with the Bishop and was not allowed to be buried in the church, but as father Tim Kelly built the present church the priest Kelly still finished inside the church.

And a little more from Joe on Kelly’s Corner, Dublin

Kellys Corner is a well known landmark near South Circular Road in Dublin

Kelly’s Corner and 1916

Sir, Further to “1916 street maps: Dublin 4 and 6” (June 20th), it reads “Bowen-Colthurst led his small patrol to a pub owned by Alderman James Kelly. They wrecked it. In the pub Bowen-ColthurstalsarrestedDickson and McIntyre, two newspaper editors who had nothing to do with the rising.”My grandfather was Alderman James Kelly and a tobacconist. His shop not a pub was on the corner which became known as Kelly’s Corner and it was at these premises that the above incident happened. My grandfather was arrested with Dickson and McIntyre and also had nothing to do with the rising as he believed in Home Rule.Fortunately, through some act of fate, my grandfather was not executed with the other unfortunates but was still wrongfully imprisoned in Brixton for 18 days with the threat of execution hanging over him. Sir Francis Vane, stationed at Portobello Barracks was a regular customer of my grandfather and, on learning of the incident investigated it, which led to my grandfather’s release and the court-martial of Bowen-Colthurst.Yours, etc,Brian Mahon,

Terenure, Dublin 6W"

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MICHAEL WILLIAM DRURY KELLY

A founding member of MuintirUiCheallaigh (Kelly Clan) in 1995

6th January, 1937 – 8th August, 2015[Below are snippets of memories from a few people who knew Mike. These offer

familiar glimpses into Mike’s life and character. Those of us not in Australia knew nothing of his final illness and death until long after the fact. As we later learned,

shortly after Easter, 2015, Mike suffered a stroke and was hospitalized, paralyzed on one side, until his death in August, 2015.]

Mike was born on the 6th January, 1937, the only child of Dr.William P. Kelly and Sylvia Margaret White. Dr Kelly died when Mike was only 2 years old, so it was left to Sylvia to support herself and Mike, which she did admirably.

She was able to put him through St Aloysius’ College, Kirribilli, where he received a sound education which, in turn, prepared him for two careers, namely banking for some 10 years, and later, as a commercial airline pilot.

He joined the National Bank at Burwood, and was later transferred to the Sydney Office, where we worked together in the Cables Dept., in 1956, for a couple of years. He spent most of his money learning to fly, and when later working for the bank in Kingston, (Canberra) he used to hitch-hike to Goulburn on a weekend for cheaper lessons.

In January 1956, he entered National Service and served in the RAAF at Canberra for six months. At that time, he had severe stomach ulcer problems, such that he could well have claimed exemption on health grounds. But he worked hard at keeping up with the rest of his “Nashos” and they would often help him to make the grade by giving physical assistance. He was greatly admired by those young men for his positive attitude and sheer determination, one such man being John Miller, who was also a member of the Bank. John is unable to be here today, but is with us in spirit, and writes: “his RAAF service was one of sheer guts and there was not a soul who knew him who didn’t eventually come to respect him – that included a handful of cynics as well as some of the instructors, senior NCO’s and officers. He stayed with us several times after Nasho during his travels, and I spent time with him occasionally in Sydney which was always an entertaining joy. His attendance at several reunions, once with Joan, was always a welcome, mostly humorous and an enjoyable distraction for us”.

In the early 1960’s he had risen to the rank of First Officer with Ansett, and was well liked by other pilots & cabin staff, due to his friendly, good-humoured nature. Many of whom are here today. Mike went on to fly with Airlines of NSW for 25 years, for which he was presented with a clock in recognition of his long service.

In 1974, Kay and I were on a flight to Coffs Harbour, and once the Fokker Friendship was over the West Maitland way-point, a hostess said that I could come to the cockpit, at Mike’s invitation. That was a pleasant surprise, and the next 30 minutes were spent watching the control panel with so many fascinating instruments, and of course, catching up with each other.

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As Sylvia’s health deteriorated, Mike became her carer, and after a long battle, she went to Glory, much to his credit in his devotion. Kay and I opened our home for the wake, after seeing her interred with her husband.

In the early 1990’s Mike was living in Dublin flying a freight plane each night to Germany, with one of his then trainees, Stuart Ramsay, who is also with us at this gathering. He will talk later about those days, which saw a long friendship created.

Mike was an avid reader, and was a fountain of wisdom when it came to US politics, and war history, particularly the American Civil War. He also collected National Geographic magazines for most of his life, which collection is rather enormous.

He also loved to travel, spending up to 6 weeks each time in Europe and the USA, and enjoyed train trips, which in those parts of the world are marvellous by our standards.

Mike attended many Kelly reunions in Ireland and, as time went on, continuing with research into the Kelly family history, led him to meet many distant cousins, one of whom he married, at the age of 65, namely Joan Bohl, in Des Moines. It is notable that he married an American.

Carolyn says that she had never before seen him so happy and contented, thus ending a long period of being a bachelor. Cruelly, Joan too succumbed to cancer, with Mike giving much of himself as her carer right to the end, thus ending a marriage of five years.

Mike and I had a pleasant morning tea at a café in Cremorne Junction, on a rainy Friday back in April. He then was using a walking frame, and had carers come to his unit every day or so, to help with the shopping, laundry, and so on.

We parted company around 11am, and I briefly watched him shuffling towards his block of home units, as I awaited the bus. He had a massive stroke about an hour later, and we know the rest of this tragic event.

Looking back, I am so pleased to have been with him that morning.

Farewell,goodfriend.We WILLmeet again.Amen.

[Above taken from funeral eulogy prepared by friend Grahame Vidler and cousin Carolyn Payne]

[The following is from Joe A Kelly, Tanaiste of the Kelly Clan, good friend and proud “Old Bastard.”]

Mike and I were great friends and we were both Members of the Old Bastards Association at the time.  (See history and information about this esteemed organisation below!)

He had a lot of researched Kelly information on his laptop which he brought to the meetings. He also got me interested in DNA which was like Greek to me at the time! Mike was a founder member. He got on so well with everyone.

Re: “Old Bastards Association:” We used to greet one another 'G'd day you old bastard' He was really chuffed the first time I greeted him thus!

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Our History...........We are a non-profit organization, formed in 1999, mostly for fun, and to honor a new millennium and generation of Old Bastards. Members must be at least 18 years of age to join.B.O.O.B. is not a cult. There are no secret handshakes or ceremonies (unless you wanna make one up).Lots of things are in the works, such as a CHAT ROOM, easy EMAIL to other members, a message board, and eventually, gatherings of the membership along with planned activities.

Just exactly WHAT is an Old Bastard?We are the proud (usually) curmudgeoning, tall-tale-telling, gone fishin’/bowling, cigar-chomping, wise guy, refined pipe-smoking, card-playing, joke-telling, took the last cookie from the cookie jar, fun-seeking, life-living breed, who hold meetings in the kitchen only because there isn’t a basement handy!We come from all walks (and crawls) of life. Many are retired, or looking to beearly or some day. We are rich, poor, stingy & generous all at the same time. We make our own rules.

Our beloved MOTTO:"If I have done anything which I may be sorry for,

I am absolutely willing to be forgiven."(No doubt, a curious saying for a curious bunch!)

Lifetime memberships include (see below) a 1.25-inch colour cloisonne pin, stock-quality embossed & personalized certificate, suitable for framing, registration in the B.O.O.B. member database, and other goodies to be announced. Note: We will NEVER sell anyone’s name or other information to any entity. Period. We value our members’ privacy. We are an exclusive club with coat & tie strictly optional.Our Director Emeritus, the HonorableAbiasCassinau Brown (or "Abe" to his friends and fellow members), actually decided to form the Benevolent Order some years ago, but had to wait for Al Gore to "invent" the INTERNET, (or the U.S.G. to free up some old communications channels) thus making life easier for sending correspondence beyond the manual typewriter’s realm."Abe" would love to welcome you into our merry and sordid ranks! Please take a moment to look over the membership form, print, and FAX or MAIL to theaddress indicated.

The Benevolent Order of Old Bastards Bored of Directors:W.L. Taylor, Esq. - Sgt. J.R. Rice - Hon. Wendell B. Lawing

Dr. B. Phillips - Abias C. Brown (Director Emeritus)You can EMAIL us at: OLDBAST@AOL.COM

 Membership Awards

        Show your true colours by wearing

ours.Everyone needs some paper on their

wall.

“In January I emailed him 'a Very Happy Birthday You Old Bastard' not knowing that he had passed away last August! May he Rest in Peace. J.”

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Joan WeardaHennigarBohl Kelly was my 2nd cousin. Her mother was a Kelly. We knew each other in early years but had lost track for a long time. After reuniting in later years, we spent a great deal of time together, including traveling with my sister Mary Helen Woods. Our first trip to Ireland together was in 1995 at which time we attended what we later learned was the 1st official Kelly Clan Gathering in Roscommon, Ireland. We, of course, met Mike Kelly from Sydney at that time. We agreed he was, indeed, a “character.” We saw him through the next number of years as we attended future gatherings. Something seemed to change at the Gathering in May of 2001. At that time, we noticed he and Joan were spending time together quite often. Later, we learned that he had invited Joan to visit him in Australia, which she did later that summer. At that time, they talked about marriage, and were later wed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in West Des Moines, Iowa on February 9, 2002. (Note Joan’s white cast as she had broken her ankle a short time before this!)

They both kept their homes in Australia and the United States and travelled between the two, as well as many other destinations on several continents.

Joan died from cancer on May 28, 2008 at her home in Clive (Des Moines) Iowa with Mike by her side. He had been in constant attendance during her final months.

Mike continued to travel and we saw him numerous times when he came back to Iowa. Always got a kick out of his interesting “turns of phrase” which we found are typical Australian expressions. It was like learning a new language! He also kept up a relationship with Joan’s sons, especially Mike Bohl and his wife, Julia, who visited him in Australia various times. We also saw him when he was able to attend the Kelly Clan Gatherings in Ireland. In more recent times, however, his health did not always permit him to travel that far.

Rest in Peace, Michael, we miss you! I’ll always remember your grin!

[Judy Kelly Fausch, 2nd cousin of Joan and (according to Mike himself) 26th or 27th cousin of Mike Kelly from Sydney!)]

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I am featuring the third of our DNA stories and this is the one sent in by Michael Clarke Kelly. We welcome any other DNA stories for publication so please send em in!

Finding my Kelly Clan connectionMichael Clarke Kelly - michael.kelly@zitomedia.net

Growing up, my father was always very proud of our Irish heritage. Like his father, he was always listening to Tommy Makem and the Clancy brothers. Sometimes he would dance a jig while holding one of my siblings or me upside down by our ankles. He would always say things like, “The Irish aren’t whiners, they’re a stoic race of people”. His Irish pride was passed on to all of his children.My grandfather, John Andrew Kelly, was born in Beragh Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. His mother was a native of Co. Tyrone and gave birth to him while home on a visit. My whole life growing up, I was under the impression our Kelly line was from Tyrone as well. Three years ago I started asking my family more direct questions and found out my great-grandfather was an American from Bristol, Bucks Co. Pennsylvania. I also learned he left my great-grandmother alone with three of his son’s. I never knew my grandfather had any brothers, but as it turns out, he had two Kelly brothers and three maternal half brothers. At this point, I needed some answers and set out on a quest to learn everything I could about my Irish ancestry.Through my research, my paternal line is now traced back to 1860 and 1870 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA through census records. By 1880 they moved south to Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA. Both are in Bucks County and are north of the city of Philadelphia on the Delaware River. Bristol is very close to the city of Philadelphia.My third great grandfather was a canal boatman on the Delaware Canal in Bucks County Pennsylvania. The earliest record I have of him is his marriage on 15 April 1856, when he married Winifred Donohue, a native of County Roscommon, Ireland. His name was Michael Kelly and he was born about 1836 in Ireland. I have not been able to locate what county in Ireland Michael was born in. He died in Bristol, Pennsylvania in 1882 of pneumonia. His father's name was John according to the notes taken by, French Priest, Father Francis L. M. Jego, of Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. By this point in my research I had hit a brickwall and was really at a loss for ideas and what to do next. Having ancestors named Michael and John Kelly did not help. My oldest sister, Holly, was talking about how she would like to do DNA testing someday and I was spending a great deal of time on the http://cotyroneireland.com/ mailing list researching my Crawford and McKay family from Co. Tyrone. There was a lengthy and detailed discussion about what types of DNA testing were most successful. I learned YDNA can be traced back much more accurately than mtDNA and testing was available through www.familytreedna.com.In December of 2013, I purchased a Y37 testing kit from FTDNA. I chose this level of testing because I had heard that anything less than a 37 marker was of limited use for genealogy purposes. I found the test to be very easy to do myself with little room for error. I mailed the sample back following the instructions religiously and anxiously awaited its results.

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A quick search online will tell you the Kelly line originates from Western Ireland in counties such as Roscommon and Galway. But it won’t tell you there are several branches of the surname and that not all are of the same origin. From reading this kind of information I had simply assumed my line originated from Galway but I really had no hard facts.I was pleasantly surprised to see my DNA results show that I matched the DNA signature of the Ui Maine Kelly’s of Connacht. As I had hoped, my line was from the land of O’Kelly. I immediately started contacting other Ui Maine Kelly matches to see if we could make an oral or paper based connection. I then viewed information about the Ui Maine provided by Aidan Kelly from Australia who proved to be Ui-Maine Kelly and therefore a very distant cousin (we actually share a very strong match of 65/67).It is very gratifying to get this type of revelation to share with future generations of my family. It is really amazing to be able to contact distant cousins from all over the world and compare family trees, histories, and stories with each other. My research has reshaped my views on history and the hardships people went through to ensure the survival of their families.

CONGRATULATIONS!Count Robert O’Kelly and his lovely wife, Tina, The Countess have this month celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary. They commemorated this milestone by renewing their vows on the actual day of their Anniversary, 19th March. Robert had commissioned a beautiful ring for Tina and he presented it to her when they were at the Altar. This was a complete surprise for Tina! Each stone represents the birthstones of the couple and their family.

What a lovely, romantic celebration – perhaps a few more of us should be thinking along those lines!!!

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FACEBOOK!

Joe A Kelly has very kindly agreed to be one of the administrators for our Facebook Page [with my hindrance!!]. Please check out the page and “like and share” it. It is important that we get our name known in the bigger world, especially as our website is still undergoing change and update. The Facebook page is:

Kelly Clan AssociationMuintirUíCheallaigh

Elaine’s SearchElaine Kelly recently posted this on our Facebook Page.

“I live in Western Australia. My GG grandfather Patrick Kelly came from Ennis and he married Ann O'Gorman from Co Limerick. They emigrated to Australia in 1840 and while we have the immigration details I have not been able to trace any of his family in Ireland. He had a sister Ellen born 1820 who emigrated with him and a brother Thomas who emigrated a few years after him. There were probably other siblings as well. We have no idea who his parents were, just know he was from Ennis in Co Clare. If this rings a bell with anyone from your own histories please leave me a message. Cheers. Elaine Kelly.”

Messages for Elaine can be sent via marykelly3010@gmail.com and will be passed on to her.

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EASTER RISING 1916 – Contributed by Dr Joe Kelly

The Weekly Irish Times published Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook (1917) which it claimed was “A complete and Connected Narrative of the Rising of Easter 1916, with detailed accounts of the fighting in all points. Many Kellys and O’Kellys are mentioned in this book. The Rising took place on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. Prior to that on March 30, at the Mansion House a large meeting took place under the presidency of Alderman Corrigan, protesting against a recent order of deportation of certain organizations of the Irish Volunteers. The principal speaker was John MacNeill (Eoin MacNeill), President of the Irish Volunteers and two Roman Catholic clergymen. The following resolution was adopted “This public meeting of Dublin citizens in the Mansion House, Dublin, asks all Irish people to join in opposing the Governments attempts, unanimously condemned by national opinion last year, and now renewed, to send Irish men into banishment from Ireland”.

On the following night, March 31st a public meeting at Beresford Place, presided over by Alderman T. Kelly, endorsed the resolution passed at the Mansion House meeting.

At a meeting of Dublin Corporation on April 19, a discussion took place on the police rate. During the discussion Alderman Thomas Kelly, read a document which he said had been furnished to him by Mr. Little, editor of New Ireland;-

“First the following persons should be placed under arrest. All members of the Sinn Fein National Council, the Central Executive Irish Sinn Fein Volunteers, County Board Irish Sinn Fein Volunteers Executive Committee of CoisdeGnotha Committee Gaelic League”. The following premises will be isolated and all communication to or from prevented:- “Archbishops House, Drumcondra, Mansion House,40 Herbert Park, Larchfield, Kimmage Rd., Woodtown House, Ballyboden; St. Enda’s College, Hermitage;

Alderman Kelly said he took the responsibility of reading the document in discharge of his public duty. If they wanted this class of thing, of course there was no help for it, but he and those associated with him would do everything they could to see that discretion and moderation would remain.

The military authorities on the same night said the document read by Alderman Kelly “was an absolute fabrication from beginning to end and does not contain a word of truth.”

During the rising the General Post Office in Sackville St., was the central fortress. Patrick Pearse was the “Commander in Chief of the Army of the Republic and President of the Provisional Government”. All corner houses commanding the approaches were garrisoned with snipers, who were hidden behind sandbags. Kelly’s ammunition (Messrs. M. Kelly Son, gunsmiths and gun powder merchants) shop at the corner of Bachelors Walk and Sackville Street and Hopkins jeweller shop at the corner of Eden Quay, were held in this way in great strength.

By the afternoon of Wednesday the military were in possession of Brunswick Street, and all the districts between that thoroughfare and the river and right up to D’Olier Street. Sentries were placed at the entrance of the lane leading from D’Olier Street to the Theatre Royal. The soldiers had not been there long before one of the snipers in Kelly’s shop shot one of them dead. The military then brought a nine pounder gun into position at Trinity College facing D’Olier Street and bombarded Kelly’s shop and the garrison there had to evacuate Kelly’s shop.

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On Saturday April 29, Patrick Pearse surrendered unconditionally in order to prevent further slaughter.

Well Known Houses destroyed or damaged in Dublin during the Easter Rising

J. J. Kelly and Co., Cycle Agents, Lower Abbey Street

Among the 250 persons who died of gunshot wounds arising out of the rebellion were the following Kellys:-

D. Kelly, Jervis Street Hospital; L. Kelly, age 50, 1 Clanbrassil Street; James Kelly, age 18, 205 Phibsboro Road

Among the 49 buried in Deans Grange Cemetery was:-

Mary Kelly, age 12, 128 Townsend Street

Among the participants in the Rebellion who were tried:-

T. O’Kelly, sentenced to death - commuted to three years penal servitude

Kellys among the list of prisoners deported and sent to English Jails

To Knutsford Jail on May 1, 1916, 200 prisoners sent and included

F. Kelly, 152 Parnell Street - Chemists Assistant; J. Kelly, Commons West - Labourer

M. Kelly, Backland –Labourer; W. Kelly, Bishop Street - Labourer

Stafford Jailon May 1, 1916, 289 prisoners sent and they included:

F. Kelly, Coolgarrif, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin; F. M. Kelly, 53 Gordon Street, Ringsend, Dublin; J. Kelly, 93 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin; J. Kelly, 11 Brabazon Street, off Coombe, Dublin; J. Kelly, 31 Upper Sackville Street, Dublin; P. Kelly, 14 Walkin’s Cottages, off Ardee Street, Dublin; M. O’Kelly, 27 Upper Rutland Street, Dublin

Knutsford on May 3, 1916, 308 prisoners and included

Henry Kelly, 31 Bachelors Walk, Dublin - Grocer’s assistant; Isaac Kelly, 23 Longwood Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin -Bank clerk; J. Kelly, Skerries, Co. Dublin -Grocers assistant; Joseph Kelly, 12 Killarney Parade, North Circular Road - Private means; Joseph Kelly, Corduff, Lusk, Co. Dublin - Workhouse ward master; Matthew Kelly, 42 Upper Gloucester Street, Dublin - Van driver; P. Kelly, 100 Lower Drumcondra, Dublin – Clerk; Thomas Kelly, 71 B Corporation Buildings, Dublin -Flour packer; Thomas Kelly, Corduff, Lusk, Co. Dublin – Labourer; William Kelly, 11 Donoghue Street, Inchicore, Dublin -Labourer

Wakefield Jail on May 6, 376 prisoners. (Ballsbridge Party)

Michael Kelly, Poole’s Arch, Dublin –Labourer; Patrick Kelly, 5 St. Nicholas Road, Dublin –Stationer; Richard Kelly, 3 South Gloucester Street, Dublin –Labourer; Thomas Kelly, 1 Lambert Cottages, off Linn Street, Dublin - Labourer

List from Kilmainham Jail, Dublin

Daniel Kelly, 2a Bride Street, Dublin; Michael Joseph Kelly, 1 Baile’s Row, Summerhill, Dublin; Thomas Kelly, 13 St. Augustine Street, Dublin; Patrick Bealan Kelly, 29 Cabra Park, Dublin; John O’Kelly, 32 Connaught Street, Dublin; Frank O’Kelly, 10 Castlewood Place, Rathmines, Dublin

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Stafford on May 8, 1916 - 203

M. Kelly, Corduff, Co. Wexford; P. Kelly, Slaney Street, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford

Wandsworth on May 9, 1916, 197 prisoners

Joseph Kelly, 11 Upper Dominick Street, Dublin; Peter Kelly, Swords, Co. Dublin; Thomas Kelly, Claremont, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone; Alderman J. J. Kelly, Dublin (since released)

Wakefield on May 13, 1916 273 prisoners

Daniel Kelly, Cashernageren, Gortahork, Co. Donegal – Stationmaster; James Kelly, Clonee, Camolin, Co. Wexford - Farmer’s son; John Kelly, Clonee,Camolin, Co. Wexford –Labourer; John Kelly, Irish Street, Belfast – Clerk; John E. Kelly, Brown Street, Dolphins Barn, Dublin – Clerk; Robert Kelly, Mary Street, Newry -Stone-cutter; Michael O’Kelly, Naas, Co. Kildare - Journalist

To Glasgow and Perth on May 20, 1916, 197 prisoners

To Perth

Michael Kelly, Kiltulla Post Office, Athenry, Co. Galway; Michael Kelly, Athenry, Co. Galway; William Kelly, Clondaw, Co. Wexford

To Glasgow

James Kelly, Coldwood, Athenry, Co. Galway; James Kelly, Kiltulla, Athenry, Co. Galway; Patrick Kelly, Hilleenan, Craughwell, Co. Galway; Thomas Kelly, 6 North Street, New Ross, Co. Wexford; William Kelly, Coldwood, Athenry, Co. Galway

Lewes on May 20, 1916, 59 prisoners

Joe Kelly, no occupation, Ballaghadereen, Co. Mayo; W. J. Kelly, poultry merchant, Chalemont Street, Dungannon

Wakefield on June 2, 1916, 100 prisoners

James Kelly, Grange, Dunleer, Co. Louth; Thomas Kelly, Grange, Dunleer, Co. Louth; Thomas Kelly, Skehana, Peterswell, Co. Galway; T. Kelly, Feakle, Co. Clare

Knutsford on June 2, 1916, 50 prisoners

William Kelly, Attymon, Co. Galway

Knutsford on June 16, 1916, 25 prisoners

John Kelly, foreman, 5 Swift’s Row, Dublin; Michael Kelly, farmer’s son, Caherleriscaun, Athenry, Co. Galway

211 Prisoners detained in Richmond Barracks, Dublin on May 20, 1916

James Kelly, Thomas Kelly and T. Kelly

Names of 206 prisoners released up to May 12, 1916

Matt. Kelly, Dublin; Michael Kelly, Dublin; Alderman J. J. Kelly, Dublin; Joseph Kelly, Dublin; J. M. Kelly, Dublin

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64 Women released up to May 22, 1916

Kitty Kelly, Martha Kelly and Josephine Kelly

139 Men released up until May 22, 1916P. B. Kelly, Cabra Park

238 Men released up to May 29, 1916.James Kelly, Athenry, Co. Galway; M. J. Kelly, Summerhill, Co. Meath; Patrick Kelly, Dublin; Matt. Kelly, Dublin; Isaac Kelly, Dublin; Thomas Kelly, New Ross, Co. Wexford; Pat Kelly, Craughwell, Co. Galway

191 Released up to June 2, 1916

Thomas Kelly, Dublin; Thomas Kelly, Dublin; John Kelly, New Ross; J. Kelly, Ballaghadereen; Henry Kelly, Dublin; Michael O’Kelly, Naas

212 Released up to June 7, 1916.

William Kelly, Athenry; P. Kelly, Enniscorthy; Alderman Thomas Kelly, Dublin

Three innocent men, including Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, were shot in cold blood, in Portobello Barracks in Dublin on April 25, 1916. Captain J. C. Boewn-Colthurst of the Royal Irish Rifles was court-martialed for the action. During the court-martial many witnesses were called. Among them was Captain Edward Philip Kelly who was examined by Mr. Chambers, K.C., M.P. Kelly stated he met Captain Bowen Coldhurst for the first time on Easter Monday at Portobello Barracks. Witness thought his manner was rather peculiar on the Monday and Tuesday. On the Wednesday his manner seemed strange. He was half lying across the table with his head resting on his arm, and he looked up occasionally and stared about the room, and then fell forward again with his head on his arm. Witnesses came to the conclusion that he was off his head, and he saw Captain McTurk, R.A.M.C. and said something to the effect ‘For Goodness sake keep an eye on Captain Coldhurst; I think he is off his head.’

At the end of the court-martial Coldhurst was found guilty of the murders of the three people and it was directed that he be detained in criminal lunatic asylum. After a relatively short time Coldhurst was released and went to Canada.

At an enquiry after the rising Captain R. C. Kelly, Munitions Department, Dublin, deposed to his connection with recruiting in Ireland. At a conference at the War Office at which Lord Kitchener, Lord Wimborne, and Mr. Birrell were present he (witness) at the close of the conference asked would the increased Sin Fein activities be again allowed to interfere with recruiting. He was stopped by His Excellency and Mr. Birrell from proceeding. The arrangement was made to send a large number of troops to Ireland in May of this year to discourage Sinn Fein activities, but not to suppress the organisation.

After the suppression of the uprising a number of R.I.C. Members were awarded a certificate and £5 War Stock by the Committee of the Irish Police and Constabulary. Among them was Constable D. F. Kelly, Kinvara, Co. Galway, Patrick Kelly, Oylegate, Co. Wexford and Roger B. Kelly, Kells, Co. Meath.

Some Kellys involved in the Rising

John Kelly, assisted Francis Macken in the conduct of an Irish class at Rathfarnam, was educated by the Christian Brothers Schools, Kingston (Dunlaoghaire). He was shot at the G.P.O., and died in Jervis Street Hospital, where a Miss Kelly was the Matron at the time. He left a widow.

Alderman James Kelly, J.P., was arrested in Easter Week and conveyed to Portobello Barracks after his tobacco shop at the corner of Camden Street and Harrington Street had been raided by the military. The

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Simon Commission reported that that the suspicion against Mr. Kelly was due to a misunderstanding, and that he was in fact quiet innocent of any connection with the rebellion.

John T. O’Kelly (Sean T Ó Ceallaigh), Secretary of the Gaelic League was deported after the rising and released at Christmas. At a meeting of Dublin Corporation on Monday January 8, 1917, he was co-opted a member of that body to represent the Inns Quay Ward, for which he had become disqualified by reason of absence from the Council during the statutory period. He was again arrested on Thursday February 22, 1917 and deported to England.

J. J. O’Kelly, a well known Irish writer under the non-de-plume “Sceilg”” and editor of the Catholic Bulletin, published in Dublin, was arrested on February 24, 1917 and deported to England.

Lieutenant E. O’Kelly made a seditious speech in March 1916 on the occasion of an Irish Volunteer Parade at St. John’s Well, near Kilkenny. No action was taken about it.

On June 15, 1917, gave an unconditional release to all prisoners of the rising. Among those released were P. Kelly, R. Kelly and T. O’Kelly

The 1916 Roll of Honour [assembled some years after the event by the National Museum]

Kellys with the name of their garrison in Dublin

General Post Office, O’Connell St. Kathleen Berber Kelly; Edward Kelly; Frank Kelly; John Kelly; Joseph Kelly; Eamon O’Ceallaigh; Fergus F. O’Kelly; Joseph O’Kelly; Sean T. O’KellyBoland’s MillsPatrick Kelly; Thomas KellyCity HallBessie Kelly

Four CourtsJoseph Kelly; Michael Kelly; Patrick Kelly; Michael O’Kelly

Jacob’s FactoryHenry Kelly; John E. Kelly; PádraigO’Ceallaigh; Seosamh S. O’Ceallaigh

Marrowbone LaneJosephine Green (nee Kelly); William Kelly

Mendicity InstitutePádraigO’Ceallaigh

St Stephen’s Green------KellyAnnie Kelly; James Kelly; Michael O’Kelly

South Dublin UnionJoseph F. Kelly

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