Calling all Kelly's
Myself, my sisters and brother at Calvary Cemetery.
Photo: Bert Kelly-Jarchow
Photo: Bert Kelly-Jarchow
'Grandmother of Chicago politics' honored
March 7, 2009 6:36 PM
About 200 descendents of Honora Kelly -- the grandmother of onetime Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly -- gathered today at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston to place a tombstone on the unmarked grave of the "grandmother of Chicago politics."
Honora Kelly emigrated from County Galway, Ireland during the potato famine with her five young children and settled in the city's Bridgeport neighborhood. Her grandson was elected mayor in 1933 and served for 14 years.
Hundreds of Honora Kelly's relatives started reconnecting after the recent publication of "Galway Bay." The historical novel, which is based largely on her life, was written by her great-great-granddaughter, Mary Pat Kelly, an author and filmmaker who grew up in Chicago.
--Mary Owen
And exciting news, Galway Bay is # 1 in Chicago--see link!
Chicagoland Bestseller List
posted by Mary Pat Kelly at
5:47 AM
2 Comments:
Good on ya Chicago and Mary Pat. I hope the new spreads throughout the country. Slainte! Beverly Schreck bookseller Barnes and Noble, Fort Collins, Colorado
I am not surprised...it is a treasure!
Thank you for a great novel!
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