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O'Kelly
O'Kelly or Kelly is an Irish surname. It derives from the Kings of Uí Maine. Notable people with the surname include: * Aloysius O'Kelly (1853–1936), Irish painter, brother of James Joseph O'Kelly * Auguste O'Kelly (1829–1900), music publisher in Paris * Christopher O'Kelly (1895–1922), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Don O'Kelly (1924–1966), American actor * Edward Peter O'Kelly (1846–1914), Irish politician * Gabriel O'Kelly (died 1731), Irish clergyman * George O'Kelly (1831–1914), Franco-Irish pianist and composer * Henri O'Kelly (1859–1938), Franco-Irish composer, pianist and organist * James O'Kelly (1735–1826), American Methodist clergyman * James Joseph O'Kelly (1845–1916), Irish politician, brother of Aloysius O'Kelly * John J. O'Kelly (1872–1957), Irish politician * Joseph O'Kelly (1828–1885), Franco-Irish composer and pianist * Malcolm O'Kelly (born 1974), Irish rugby player * Roger Demosthenes O'Kelly (1880–1962), African-Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph O'Kelly
Joseph O'Kelly (29 January 1828 – 9 January 1885), composer, pianist and choral conductor, was the most prominent member of a family of Irish musicians in 19th- and early 20th-century France. He wrote nine operas, four cantatas, numerous piano pieces and songs as well as a limited amount of chamber music. Life O'Kelly, the first child of the Dublin-born piano teacher Joseph Kelly (1804–1856) and his wife Marie Duval (1803–1889), was born as Joseph Toussaint Kelly on 29 January 1828 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Of his four brothers, two also became notable musicians: the music publisher Auguste O'Kelly (1829–1900) and the composer and pianist George O'Kelly (1831–1914). Around 1835 the family moved to Paris, where they lived at various addresses in the Faubourg Poissonnière area of the 9th arrondissement. Joseph received his early musical training from his father. As a foreign national he was not allowed to attend the Paris Conservatoire, instead he continued his education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albéric O'Kelly De Galway
Albéric Joseph Rodolphe Marie Robert Ghislain O'Kelly de Galway (17 May 1911 – 3 October 1980) was a Belgium, Belgian chess Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster (1956), an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1962), and the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess (1959–1962). He was also a chess writer. Chess career O'Kelly won the Belgian Chess Championship, Belgian championships thirteen times between 1937 and 1959. He placed first at Corus chess tournament, Beverwijk 1946. In 1947, he became one of Europe's leading players, having finished first at the 1947 European Interzonal, Zonal tournament at Hilversum, tied for first place with Vasja Pirc, Pirc at Teplice Sanov, and tied for second at Venice. The next year, O'Kelly finished first at São Paulo ahead of Erich Eliskases, Eliskases and Héctor Rossetto, Rossetto. He earned the title International Master (IM) in 1950, the first year the title was awarded. He placed first at Dortmund 1951. O'Kelly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloysius O'Kelly
Aloysius O'Kelly (3 July 1853 in Dublin – 12 January 1936) was an Irish painter. Early life Aloysius was born to John and Bridget O'Kelly in Peterson's Lane (now Lombard Street East), Dublin 3 July 1853. He was the youngest of four boys and one girl. The O'Kelly family along with Aloysius' cousins, the Lawlors, made up a network of artists and political activists in 19th-century Irish cultural history. His grandparents on his father's side were natives of County Roscommon and his father ran a blacksmith's shop and dray making business in Peterson's Lane. His uncle on his mother's side was John Lawlor, a successful sculptor, and his cousin, Michael Lawlor, was also a sculptor employed in London. Aloysius' brothers, Charles and Stephen, also became artists, whereas the eldest brother, James J. O'Kelly, set forth on a successful political career. O'Kelly's mother directed him towards a career in the arts. In 1861, John's father died and Bridget, whose brother, John Lawlor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly (surname)
Kelly or O'Kelly is a surname of Irish people, Irish origin. It derives from the Kings of Uí Maine. The name is a partially anglicised version of older Irish names and has numerous origins, most notably from the Ui Maine. In some cases it is derived from toponyms located in Ireland and Great Britain; in other cases it is derived from patronyms in the Irish language. Etymology In many cases ''Kelly'' is an anglicisation of the Irish surname ''Ó Ceallaigh'' (), which means "descendant of Ceallach", but it can also mean warrior or fighter. The personal name ''Ceallach'' has been thought to mean "bright-headed", but the current understanding is that the name means "frequenting churches", derived from the Irish ., which cited: , for the surnames "Kelly". In other cases the surname Kelly is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cadhla'', which means "descendant of ''Cadhla''". which is a transcription of: The O'Kelly or Kelly of the Clan Brasil Mac Coolechan originated as a chieftain c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Joseph O'Kelly
James Joseph O'Kelly (1845 – 22 December 1916) was an Irish nationalist journalist, politician and member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented the Roscommon and North Roscommon constituencies between 1880 and 1916. Background His grandparents on his father's side came from County Roscommon. His father, John O'Kelly, ran a blacksmith's shop and dray making business in Dublin's Peterson's Lane, which connects Townsend Street with City Quay. He also owned the Cumberland cottages off Westland Row. He was educated in Dublin. He was sent to London at a very early age to learn the craft of sculpting from his maternal uncle John Lawlor, however, on his father's insistence, he returned from London to take up an apprenticeship in the family business. After his father's death in 1861, the Dublin properties were sold and the family moved to London. James returned to John Lawlor's studio wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste O'Kelly
Auguste O'Kelly (13 July 1829 – 16 February 1900) was a Franco-Irish music publisher in Paris between 1872 and 1888. Life Auguste O'Kelly was born as Louis Auguste Kelly in Boulogne-sur-Mer as the second son of the Dublin-born piano teacher Joseph Kelly (1804–1856). His brothers included the composers Joseph O'Kelly (1828–1885) and George O'Kelly (1831–1914). Around 1835 the family moved to Paris, where they lived in the Faubourg Poissonnière area of the 9th arrondissement. Nothing is known of his early education, but it may be presumed that he received piano lessons by his father. His name appears in the membership lists of the ''Association des artistes musiciens'for four years from 1850and agaifrom 1862 to 1864 Like his brothers, he went to Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1859 to have his name officially changed from Kelly to O'Kelly. Thsuggests that he sold pianos for them (or at least acted as an intermediary between the manufacturer and dealers) mainly between 1867 and 1871. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri O'Kelly
Joseph Pierre Henri O'Kelly (23 June 1859 – 15 March 1938) was a Franco-Irish composer, pianist, organist and choir director, based in Paris. A minor composer in the Impressionism in music, Impressionist school, as a conductor he made outstanding contributions to French church music. Biography Henri O'Kelly was the second child (first son) of Joseph O'Kelly's (1828–1885) first marriage (1856). He was born in Paris and grew up in Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissement. After initial piano studies with his father, he enrolled at the Conservatoire de Paris (1874–79) studying solfège with Albert Lavignac (1874–76) and piano with Georges Mathias (1876–79). O'Kelly was an exceptional student, winning awards every year, always sharing them with his fellow students Claude Debussy and Gabriel Pierné. While Debussy never won a "premier prix" in piano, O'Kelly did in his final year, 1879. The somewhat unexpected birth of a son in 1881 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George O'Kelly
George Alexandre O'Kelly (12 October 1831 – 2 September 1914) was a Franco-Irish pianist and composer, who spent much of his career in Boulogne-sur-Mer. A member of a family of musicians, he was the only one with several orchestral scores to his credit. Another notable work is an opera on an Irish theme, performed in Boulogne in 1878. Life George O'Kelly was born as George Alexandre Kelly in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Unusually, his first name was spelled in the English way (without an 's' at the end). His father was an Irish emigrant, the Dublin-born pianist Joseph Kelly (1804–1856); his brothers included the composer Joseph O'Kelly (1828–1885) and the music publisher Auguste O'Kelly (1829–1900). Around 1835, when he was still very young, the family moved to Paris where he grew up in the Faubourg Poissonnière area of the 9th arrondissement. Nothing is known of his musical education, but it can be presumed that he received early lessons from his father and later some more advanced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James O'Kelly
James O'Kelly (1735 – October 16, 1826) was an American clergyman during the Second Great Awakening and an important figure in the early history of Methodism in America. He was also known for his outspoken views on abolitionism, penning the strong antislavery work, Essay on Negro Slavery'. Life Appointed as a Methodist circuit rider in 1777, he organized preaching circuits on the frontier in central and southeastern North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. He continued his affiliation with the Methodist Episcopal Church from its formal organization in 1784 at the Christmas Conference, when he was ordained an elder. Well regarded as a preacher, he successfully supervised pastors in several regions of Virginia and North Carolina. O'Kelly, who favored the congregationalist system of church polity, came to oppose the church's system of centralized episcopal authority, which he believed infringed on the freedom of preachers. At the 1792 General Conference of the Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Of Uí Maine
Uí Maine was the name of an Irish kingdom situated in south Connacht, consisting of all of County Galway east of Athenry, all of southern and central County Roscommon. In prehistory it was believed to have spanned the River Shannon, and in the 8th century even briefly extended its dominion west to Galway Bay. It existed as an independent kingdom from prehistoric times, and as a subject kingdom up to the end of the medieval era. The acknowledged senior branch of the Ó Ceallaigh (O'Kelly) Uí Maine is the O'Kelly de Gallagh and Tycooly (see Irish nobility and Chief of the Name), and are Counts of the Holy Roman Empire. Other branches include: O'Kelly of Aughrim, O'Kelly of Mullaghmore, O'Kelly of Clondoyle, O'Kelly de Galway, Ó Ceallaigh Iarthar Chláir, O'Kelly of Gurtray, O'Kelly of Screen, and O'Kelly Farrell. Semi-historic kings All dates approximate. *Maine Mór, fl. c.357–407 *Breasal mac Maine Mór, fl. c.407–c.437 *Fiachra Finn, fl. c.437–c.454 *Connall Cas Ciabha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Peter O'Kelly
Edward Peter O'Kelly (4 July 1846 – 22 July 1914) was an Irish nationalist politician who was a member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom both in 1895, and between 1910 and 1914. Early life O'Kelly was born on 4 July 1846 in Baltinglass, County Wicklow, Ireland. He grew up attending school at Mountrath Monastery and St Patrick's College, in Carlow, Ireland. Career O'Kelly was elevated to Chairman of the Baltinglass Board of Guardians in 1893 and was appointed a magistrate in 1894. He was a passionate Land Leaguer. In April 1895, O'Kelly was elected as a Member of Parliament as an Anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation candidate at the by-election for the East Wicklow constituency, following the resignation of John Sweetman MP. However, Parliament was dissolved on 8 July for the 1895 general election, and O'Kelly decided not to defend his seat. Instead, O'Kelly focused on local politics, becoming the first chairman of the newly established Wicklow Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher O'Kelly
Christopher Patrick John O'Kelly (18 November 1895 – 15 November 1922) was a Canadian First World War officer and prospector. O'Kelly was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, O'Kelly joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in October 1915 during the First World War. He was 21 years old and an acting captain in the 52nd Battalion (New Ontario), CEF, when on 26 October 1917, in the Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium, he led his company in the action that resulted in his Victoria Cross. His citation reads: Lt. (A./Capt.) Christopher Patrick John O'Kelly, M.C., Can. Inf. For most conspicuous bravery in an action in which he led his company with extraordinary skill and determination. After the original attack had failed and two companies of his unit had launched a new attack, Capt. O'Kelly advanced his command o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
