Gertie Heffron nee Kelly
Fr Kelly on steps with his
niece,Gertie Kelly.
Fr Kelly on steps with his
niece,Gertie Kelly.
John went to the Ardoyne in
Belfast and became a
publican and
wholesale liquor distributor.
He married Margaret Logue
and together they had four
children.
John Joseph KELLY b. 1900
Alphonsus KELLY b. 1902
Gertrude KELLY b. 1904
Eugene Patrick KELLY b. 1906
Belfast and became a
publican and
wholesale liquor distributor.
He married Margaret Logue
and together they had four
children.
John Joseph KELLY b. 1900
Alphonsus KELLY b. 1902
Gertrude KELLY b. 1904
Eugene Patrick KELLY b. 1906
Mark Lusby Family History
John Kelly 1870-1938
Eugene Kelly -1921
The Kelly Family in Belfast got caught up in the
Troubles of the 1920s. Below are reports of the
tragic events of Wednesday 24th November
1921.
“Not so fortunate was John Kelly who owned a
spirit grocery in Ohio Street, off the Crumlin
Road. A single gunman entered his shop, which
had been attacked several times previously and
opened fire on Mr. Kelly who was talking to
Thomas Thompson, also of Ohio Street. The
latter, a member of the Orange and Masonic
Orders, went to the aid of Kelly and was fatally
wounded for his efforts. John Kelly’s son,
Eugene, who was in the store, also received
fatal injuries (he died in hospital the next day).
This was a rare example of cross-community
help and common suffering.”
Source: ““History of the Belfast Troubles of the 1920s.”
Alan Parkinson
.
The Kelly Family in Belfast got caught up in the
Troubles of the 1920s. Below are reports of the
tragic events of Wednesday 24th November
1921.
“Not so fortunate was John Kelly who owned a
spirit grocery in Ohio Street, off the Crumlin
Road. A single gunman entered his shop, which
had been attacked several times previously and
opened fire on Mr. Kelly who was talking to
Thomas Thompson, also of Ohio Street. The
latter, a member of the Orange and Masonic
Orders, went to the aid of Kelly and was fatally
wounded for his efforts. John Kelly’s son,
Eugene, who was in the store, also received
fatal injuries (he died in hospital the next day).
This was a rare example of cross-community
help and common suffering.”
Source: ““History of the Belfast Troubles of the 1920s.”
Alan Parkinson
.
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