Countess A O'Kelly. 50 Wellington Road. Dublin.

[MaggieTag]

Hi Dublin Rootschatters,

I have a record of a relative travelling from the states in 1958 , the manifest states that she is travelling to "Countess  A O'Kelly. 50 Wellington Road. Dublin." Is this a hotel? Maybe a pub?

Can any body shed any light on what this might mean. She was a bit posh - but wouldn't have thought that she would have been so posh -to associate with a Countess!

Many thanks for any info.

Cheers Mags

[shanew147]

Thom's 1958 shows 50 Wellington Road as :

  Count Alban O'Kelly
  L. McGovern

The street is residential - I dont think it's a hotel, that would usually be mentioned in the directory.



Shane

[shanew147]

There's a photo of him with De Valera and some officials at this link

It's pdf document and from the website of the International Peat Society (as in bogs)


Shane

[MaggieTag]

Blimey! That is a bit posh -reaching  for me smelling salts! - wonder are there any pics of the countess!

Cheers Shane 

[MaggieTag]

Just wondering what is the significance of the title "Count" in Ireland during that time? Would it have been inherited?

[shanew147]

not sure about the significance the the Count title - the only other Irish Count I can think of is Count John McCormack the tenor. He seems to have been granted the title by a pope (Pius XI) in 1928, so maybe it's some sort of vatican title or honour ?



Shane

[MaggieTag]

Many thanks Shane

Mags

[shanew147]

Found a possible reference to his death in 1971, and it looks like his full name was Alban O'Kelly de Gallagh (K.M.). I think the K.M. may relate to the Knights of Malta.

One of his brothers, John Dominick is described at the time of his death in 1967 as a 'Count of the Holy Roman Empire'




Shane

[shanew147]

p.s. his wife's name was Dorothy


Shane