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Peter Kelly (1847 – 7 April 1908) was president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in the late 1880s. [1]
Kelly was a native of Killeenadeema, Loughrea. [2] He and a number of other men from the area - William J. Duffy, John P. McCarthy, John Sweeney, Loughrea; Michael Glennon, Kilchreest - asked Bishop Patrick Duggan to become the patron of the nascent GAA.[ citation needed] Duggan declined citing his poor health, suggesting instead Archbishop Thomas Croke of Cashel. Kelly attended the foundation of the association at Thurles in November 1884.[ citation needed] He served as umpire during the Loughrea hurling tournament of 1887, which was attended by over three thousand people.[ citation needed] He was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.[ citation needed]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2015) |
Peter Kelly (1847 – 7 April 1908) was president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in the late 1880s. [1]
Kelly was a native of Killeenadeema, Loughrea. [2] He and a number of other men from the area - William J. Duffy, John P. McCarthy, John Sweeney, Loughrea; Michael Glennon, Kilchreest - asked Bishop Patrick Duggan to become the patron of the nascent GAA.[ citation needed] Duggan declined citing his poor health, suggesting instead Archbishop Thomas Croke of Cashel. Kelly attended the foundation of the association at Thurles in November 1884.[ citation needed] He served as umpire during the Loughrea hurling tournament of 1887, which was attended by over three thousand people.[ citation needed] He was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.[ citation needed]