Peter Kelly (GAA)
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Peter Kelly 1847, - 7 April 1908.
Kelly was a native of Killeenadeema, Loughrea
. He and a number of other men from the area - William J. Duffy, John P. McCarthy, John Sweeney, Loughrea; Michael Glennon, Kilchreest - who asked Bishop Patrick Duggan to become the patron of the nascent G.A.A.. He declined citing his poor health, suggesting instead Archbishop
Thomas Croke
of Cashel
. Kelly attended the foundationn of the association at Thurles
in November 1884. He served as umpire during the Loughrea hurling tournament of 1887, which was attended by over three thousand people. He succeeded E.M. Bennett as President of the G.A.A. in January 1889; he served three times in all.
He was a well-known member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood
.
A native of Loughrea, Co. Galway, the only full-time farmer to hold the GAA's top Post.
Involved in GAA affairs from the start of the Association, a Fenian who succeeded Davin on the latter's second resignation at the second Fenian takeover at the 1889 convention. Did much to keep the Association alive during its weakest period during and after the Parnell split. At his death had been for some years chairman of Loughrea district council and a member of Galway county council
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Kelly was a native of 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 :...
. He and a number of other men from the area - William J. Duffy, John P. McCarthy, John Sweeney, Loughrea; Michael Glennon, Kilchreest - who asked Bishop Patrick Duggan to become the patron of the nascent G.A.A.. He declined citing his poor health, suggesting instead Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Thomas Croke
Thomas Croke
Thomas William Croke D.D. was the second Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand and later Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland...
of Cashel
Cashel, County Tipperary
Cashel is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 2936 at the 2006 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. Additionally, the cathedra of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly was originally in the town prior to the English Reformation....
. Kelly attended the foundationn of the association at Thurles
Thurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...
in November 1884. He served as umpire during the Loughrea hurling tournament of 1887, which was attended by over three thousand people. He succeeded E.M. Bennett as President of the G.A.A. in January 1889; he served three times in all.
He was a well-known member of the 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...
.
A native of Loughrea, Co. Galway, the only full-time farmer to hold the GAA's top Post.
Involved in GAA affairs from the start of the Association, a Fenian who succeeded Davin on the latter's second resignation at the second Fenian takeover at the 1889 convention. Did much to keep the Association alive during its weakest period during and after the Parnell split. At his death had been for some years chairman of Loughrea district council and a member of Galway county council
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
Reference: http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/gaa-presidents/
Reference: http://kilnadeemaleitrimgaa.net/peter_kelly.jpg