P.J.Kelly (Fenian)
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P.J.Kelly 1843, - 18 April 1908.
Kelly was one of six children, raised in Grange Park, Killeenadeema, Loughrea
. His mother, Winifred Taylor of Kilchreest, was a member of the Church of Ireland
. All of his brothers emigrated to Australia. He married Sabina Conway and had seven sons and two daughters. His sons Larry, John and Joe later joined the I.R.A.
.
He was jailed several times for Fenian
and Irish Republican Brotherhood
activities, in prisons such as Ballykinlough.
In addition, Kelly was Honary Secretary of the Galway G.A.A. and Chairman of the Loughrea District Council.
Kelly was one of six children, raised in Grange Park, Killeenadeema, Loughrea
Loughrea
Loughrea is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains.The town expanded in recent years as it increasingly becomes a commuter town for the city of Galway.- Name :...
. His mother, Winifred Taylor of Kilchreest, was a member of the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
. All of his brothers emigrated to Australia. He married Sabina Conway and had seven sons and two daughters. His sons Larry, John and Joe later joined the I.R.A.
Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916...
.
He was jailed several times for Fenian
Fenian
The Fenians , both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood , were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic in the 19th and early 20th century. The name "Fenians" was first applied by John O'Mahony to the members of the Irish republican...
and Irish Republican Brotherhood
Irish Republican Brotherhood
The Irish Republican Brotherhood was a secret oath-bound fraternal organisation dedicated to the establishment of an "independent democratic republic" in Ireland during the second half of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century...
activities, in prisons such as Ballykinlough.
In addition, Kelly was Honary Secretary of the Galway G.A.A. and Chairman of the Loughrea District Council.
See also
- Kings of Uí Maine
- Máine MórMáine Mór-Biography:Máine Mór descended from Colla da Chrioch of Oirghialla/Oriel, which became overpopulated. Máine Mór, his father Eochaidh Ferdaghiall and his two sons Breasal and Amhlaibh, travelled to Connacht to seek new lands...
, founder of the kingdom of Uí Maine, fl. 4th-century A.D - Tadhg Mór Ua CellaighTadhg Mór Ua Cellaigh-Background:Ua Cellaigh was the first King of Uí Maine to bear the surnmae Ua Cellaigh, derived from his grandfather, Ceallach mac Finnachta, who was in turn a sixth-generation descendant of Eoghan Finn, a descendant of the first king, Maine Mór...
, (1014)King of Uí Maine and first Chief of the Name - Aed Ua CellaighAed Ua Cellaigh-Background:Aed is one of a number of 11th century kings of Uí Maine who is obscure. According to John O'Donovan, this seems to have been as a result both of historical confusion, and possibly genealogical re-ramification, where the pedigree of one branch of the Uí Maine was later treated as a...
- Conchobar Maenmaige Ua CellaighConchobar Maenmaige Ua CellaighConchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh, 40th King of Uí Maine and 7th Chief of the Name, died 1180.-Origins:Conchobar Maenmaige is agreed in all sources to have been king for forty years, so it appears he succeeded Tadhg Ua Cellaigh sometime after his abduction by an army from Munster in 1145...
- Concobar mac Tadg Ua CellaighConcobar mac Tadg Ua CellaighConcobar mac Tadg Ua Cellaig, 37th King of Uí Maine, and 2nd Chief of the Name, died 1030.There was formerly some confusion as to the succession of the kingdom following the death of Tadhg Mór at Clontarf in 1014...
- Domnall Mór Ua CellaighDomnall Mór Ua CellaighDomnall Mór Ua Cellaigh, 42nd King of Uí Maine and 9th Chief of the Name, died 1221.-Reign:Domnall Mór's reign is one of the most of obscure of the High Medieval kings of Uí Maine...
- Dunchadh Ua CellaighDunchadh Ua CellaighDunchadh Ua Cellaig, 39th King of Uí Maine and 4th Chief of the Name, died 1074.The Annals of the Four Masters note his death as follows:Donnchadh Ua Ceallaigh, lord of Ui-Maine, was killed by his brother, Tadhg, grandson of Conchobhar Ua Ceallaigh, on the island of Loch-Caelain.This would appear...
- Mac Tadhg Ua CellaighMac Tadhg Ua CellaighDiarmaid mac Tadgh Ua Ceallaigh, 38th King of Uí Maine and 3rd Chief of the Name, died 1065.-Biography:Upon the death of Concobar mac Tadg Ua Cellaig, a succession dispute appears to have arisen in the kingdom, with a confused succession...
- Murrough Ua CellaighMurrough Ua CellaighMurrough Ua Cellaigh, 41st King of Uí Maine and 8th Chief of the Name, died 1186.-Background:The previous king, Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Cellaigh, was killed in the Battle of The Connors in 1180 during an apparent rebellion against the king of Connacht....
- Tadhg Ua CellaighTadhg Ua CellaighTadhg Ua Cellaigh, 39th King of Uí Maine and 6th Chief of the Name, abducted 1145.-References in the Annals:Tadhg and Uí Maine are mentioned infrequently in the annals, reflecting the kingdom's subordinate status within the kingdom of Connacht...
- Tadhg Mór Ua CellaighTadhg Mór Ua Cellaigh-Background:Ua Cellaigh was the first King of Uí Maine to bear the surnmae Ua Cellaigh, derived from his grandfather, Ceallach mac Finnachta, who was in turn a sixth-generation descendant of Eoghan Finn, a descendant of the first king, Maine Mór...
- Kelly (name)Kelly (name)Kelly is a surname in the English language. The name has numerous origins. In some cases it is derived from toponyms located in Wales, Scotland and England, in other cases it is derived from patronyms in the Irish language.-Etymology:...
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- Mian Kelly
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Reference
- Killeenadeema Aille: History and Heritage/Stair agus Oidhreacht, ed. Pat O'Looney, Killeenadeema Historical and Heritage Society, 2009. ISBN 978 0 9561736 0 7