Hello,
Is that photo taken in Kilnadeema Graveyard?
Place of migration
Stayed in Ireland
| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1873 | |
| Date of Death | 31st Aug 1957 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | Malachy Kelly | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | John Mahon | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | Margaret Kelly married John Mahon in Mullagh, Galway, Ireland, on February 23, 1895, when she was 22 years old. | |
Comments
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Chronicles Editor
Thursday 25th June 2020 08:58AM -
Yes - it was. Are you familiar with the graveyard?
Novagirl
Wednesday 1st July 2020 08:07PM -
Yes I'm from Kilnadeema (also a Kelly!) My Dad owns the field with the hill in the background, that's how I recognised it
Chronicles Editor
Thursday 2nd July 2020 09:41AM -
Wow - that's amazing. I took that photo @ 1994. Does it still look the same? My husband and I were hoping to go back to Ireland this year for vacation and more family research for me. Do you think we are descendents of the same Kellys? Margaret Kelly and John Mahon would be my great granndparents, and their son Michael was my grandfather. There may be other ancestors in that graveyard that I was unable to identify during that one and only trip to the Kilnadeema grave yard. As I recall when we were there we had to rush back to the car because of huge downpour. There are a couple (actually more than a couple) of mysteries with this Mahon family. Are you on Ancestry as well? I could send you a link to my public tree to get a look at these names.
Kerry
Novagirl
Thursday 2nd July 2020 12:58PM -
Hi Kerry,
I don't use Ancestry no, but I spoke to my Dad yesterday. He thinks he might have met you the day you were in the graveyard. Was there a funeral on that day?
He knows the family alright, but he says we're different Kellys.
Do stay in touch with the local volunteers if you're planning another visit to Ireland once travel restrictions are lifted.
Chronicles Editor
Monday 20th July 2020 09:29AM -
Thanks for your note. I will indeed try to keep in touch with the local volunteers whenever we are able to travel again. It's been so long since that visit that I do not recall if there was a funeral taking place. It seems like something that I should remember though, so perhaps your dad has a better memory than I do. I would have been with my husband as well as my parents. Does your dad know if there are any living Mahons in the area still? I have not been able to connect with any via Ancestry, but that doesn't mean there aren't some out there. I took some other pics of another grave in the cemetery that I will try to clean up. I can't read it myself on the photo, but I'm assuming that I took it because there was some relevant name on the stone...
Kerry
Novagirl
Monday 20th July 2020 05:10PM
