Col John Patrick O'KELLY d. 1745 Falkirk, Scotland

- 1745

Name	John Patrick O'KELLY
Prefix	Col
Gender	Male
Residence	1744	Aughrim (Ochram) Castle, Coololla, Galway, Ireland
Death	1745	Falkirk, Scotland
Person ID	I2609	My Genealogy
Last Modified	10 Jul 2016

Family Eileen MacNamara d. c. 1755

Residence 1745 Finvarra, Co Clare, Ireland

Family took refuge in caves here

Residence 1752 Ballyala, Ennis, Co Clare

Dropped the O' from O'Kelly, moved to a small house in Ballyalla

Residence 1753 Knocknahille, Mullagh, Co Clare, Ireland

Children

+	1. Dermuid O'KELLY, b. c 1729
+	2. Patrick O'KELLY d. Before 1795
	3. Thomas O'KELLY, b. 1745 d. After 1798 (Age 54 years)

Family ID F943 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Jul 2016

Event Map

	Residence - 1744 - Aughrim (Ochram) Castle, Coololla, Galway, Ireland
	Death - 1745 - Falkirk, Scotland
	Residence - Family took refuge in caves here - 1745 - Finvarra, Co Clare, Ireland
	Residence - Dropped the O' from O'Kelly, moved to a small house in Ballyalla - 1752 - Ballyala, Ennis, Co Clare
	Residence - 1753 - Knocknahille, Mullagh, Co Clare, Ireland

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Documents
O'Kelly story - narrated by John McAuliffe O’Kelly in 1924
Verbal history from John Patrick O'Kelly, supporter of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Notes

Hereditary Prince of Hymany.

From O'Kelly story:
“In 1744 when Prince Charles Edward raised an army in Ireland, Colonel John Patrick O’Kelly, Hereditary, Prince of Hymany, who lived at Aughrim (Ochram) Castle, raised and commanded the Connacht Regiment which he took to Scotland to fight for the Prince and was at the battle of Sterling.
The Prince conferred on him the titles – Earl Aughrim Viscount O’Kelly, and Baron Athenry. He did not enjoy his honours long as he was killed at the battle of Falkirk. In 1746 when the Prince’s Army was routed more by starvation than by the numbers of the Duke of Cumberland’s soldiers the Connacht Regiment was almost wiped out and their baggage was seized. In the latter was found a complete list of the Officers of the Regiment and without delay Cumberland sent a troop of Hessians to Connacht with strict orders that the families and near relatives of these officers were to be exterminated. It was a task at which the Hessians excelled.
Col. O’Kelly had left a widow (my mother) and three sons – Dirmuid who now speaks to you, Patrick who was your Father, Teige; and Thomas who still lives at Dysart, twenty miles from here.
Research into O'Kelly family:
http://www.kellyclanireland.com/
http://members.iinet.net.au/~jhannon/kelly.htm