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One
of the great joys of publishing Kealy.com has been hearing from Kealys from around
the world. It often happens the same way. Someone decides to type Kealy into their
browser or search engine and they find the Kealy.com. Needless to say they are
surprised to find a site dedicated to Kealys. Sometimes they sign
my guestbook or they email me to say they saw the site. Either way, it's always cool to hear from another Kealy
and to make another connection.I've heard from so many Kealys it occured to me
that it might be valuable information for other Kealy researching their own geneology.
The following is a collection of emails I have received since 1997. It's interesting
to read and see the connections between different Kealy lines. In at least 3 instances
the Kealy name has been preserved as a beautiful name for a girl. A great name
doesn't go easy.
What in
a name? According to Chris Kealy's
site, "The name 'Kealy' is an anglicised version of the Gaelic name O'Cadhla,
which originates from the West of Ireland.The name was anglicized during the colonization
of Ireland by the British.The name signified one who was possessed of an elegant
gait, ie. way of walking. Whether the name O'Cadhla disappeared completely or
if it was ever revived is unknown to us at this time."
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Kealys
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My
name is Jacquelyn Kealy Whitener. I live in the Dallas area. Father-
Robert Hansen Kealy; Grandfather Sam Houston Kealy. I also have one living aunt,
a brother, a sister 1 cousin still here in the Dallas area. My grandfather was
born in Lewisville TX, the rest of us born in Dallas. My brother has possession
of the family Bible with all the details of the family tree. I am, needless to
say, a TRUE KEALY until the day I die!!! And I have emphasized to my children
that they have Kealy blood and to do the name proud.
I
look forward to keeping up with all the Kealy news. I am descended from John Kealy
who arrived in New York from the Mother Country with his brother. Again, I will
have to do some digging to find details that escape me right now.
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Top
o'the morning to you!!
Jacquelyn Kealy Whitener
Dallas, TX |
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As
of now I will be living in Boston Mass while I am going to school. Hello not sure
if there is any relation my grandfather name was John Kealy he lived in Dublin
and worked at the Guinness plant.Let me know if any of that rings a bell.
Conor
Kealy
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Ben,
I came across your site while I was trying to show my mom how the internet
"works". I simply typed in our family name to see what came up. It was
a treat to see the website you set-up! What a great job! I'm Tory Arnold (formerly
Victoria Kealy) I think we're second cousins through our fathers. My dad was
Himan Kealy, his brother was Hutch Kealy and they are first cousins with your
father. I don't know if you remember my bother Ryan and I from years ago but I
know we visited you all in NY from Chicago. Anyway, congratulations on
your recent wedding! I'm also recently married,
June 2, 2001 to Joe Arnold.
Bob Kealy was there to perform the ceremony and other Kealy's included Hutch Jr.
and wife Sarah, his sisters Sheila and Jennifer O'Keefe and a few members of the
Marks family (more cousins).
I'm writing just to say
I enjoyed kealy.com and if you and Vickie are ever in Chicago, please don't hesitate
to contact us!
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Tory
& Joe Arnold
Chicago, IL |
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There
is a bunch of us Kealys in Council Bluffs Iowa area. I do know they came
through New York, with alot of them settling in and around St. Edward Nebraska.
My Aunt Janet has done extensive research on the family tree. I am pretty sure
she does not have a computer. She could probably answer any questions. If you
want to contact her she can be reached at:
Janet Kealy
Ralston, Ne.
We
did have a Kealy family reunion last summer and had over 250 Kealy's and outlaws
attend. If I can help you in any other way let me know.
Thanks,
Tom
Kealy
Council Bluffs, IA
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What
a shock to run across your website and find that there are more Kealys in Atlanta 1 I am a Florida transplant and the daughter of a Michigan Kealy. Congrats on
your recent wedding...I myself got married on 2 F23 F02 and reluctantly pted to
use Kealy as my middle name I was quite impressed and pleased to see that someone
put together a site about the Kealys!
You have a great
site! I forwarded a link to my aunt in Michigan who has, in the last 5 years or
so, traced our family history throughout the states and back to Ireland.
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Erin
Kealy Edebohls
Atlanta, GA |
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Hi
Ben,
my name is Conor Kealy, and I was surprised to see this site no
the net, while looking for my coat of arms. I would like to find out if in fact
there is some relation. My father's name is Leslie Kealy, he moved to the U.S.
30 some years ago, his father's name was John if that helps. I would love to hear
back if you find out anything interesting. Thank's for your time,
another
proud Kealy
Conor Kealy
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hi,
I'm Timothy Kealy from the U.S. and I was looking for info on the kealy
family and I came to this web page. You probobly never heard of me but you might
have herd of my grandfather Ray(bud)Kealy he lives in Washington with my grandmother.
If you don't know him you might know my father Kevin Kealy! Other then that you
might know my great grandmother but I dont know her first name so thats not very
much help!
Well if you want to e-mail me back here is my e-mail xxxx.
bye
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Hello,
I was searching my first name, Kealy, and I wanted to know what it meant. I found
your website, thought maybe you could tell me.
Thanks,
Kealy Opelt
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My
name is Kevin Kealy. I live in Washington State. I would imagine
that we are related somehow. My side of the family came to Washington via Canada
(Quebec originally, Ireland before that of course). I was just wondering if you
knew who your great grandfather was (I'm trying to see where we fit together).
Thanks for any info that you can pass along. If I can do anything for you, let
me know. Nice site by the way and congrats!
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love this web site.My name is Alanna Rose Kealy.I am nine. My dad went
to this site his name is Scott Victor Kealy.Are you the long lost cousin my Grampa
Billy tells me about.
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married Thomas Kealy of Wilmington DE He is the Son of Thomas Kealy formerly
of NYC. Grandfather immigrated around 1917.
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Mr. Kealy:
The site is great. Had I known a Kealy was getting married I would
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My
name is Joan (Kealy) Burke I am the youngest of six children born to Ray
and Margaret Kealy. My paternal granparents were from Canada John and Nora (Hogan).
My nephew has done a bunch of research and we have been told that we had many
relatives in New York, Los Angeles and Texas. My father was one of ten children
(all deceased) and there are a multitude of offspring. Anyway, please contact
me at ____ It would be great to talk to you.
Joan (Kealy) Burke
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Thanks
Ben.
My name is Scott Kealy and I am from Lowell, Massachusetts,
descended from Patrick Kealy who emigrated from County Kilkenny in 1888 and settled
in Lowell. I had no idea that there were this many Kealy's in the world!
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Hi,
I was just curious which Kealy you know from Iowa because I'm from Iowa too and my name is Lauren Kealy and I was wondering if we were related...E-Mail
me if you could...THANKS! BYE
Lauren Kealy
Iowa
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Name: kealy e rudersdorf
Address: omaha, nebraska
Telephone:
Email:
xxxx
Timestamp: 14 May 2000 22:17:54 -0400
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My
name is Tim Kealy I am from Monson Mass.
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i
am a Kealy as well, from Plano, Texas. I was wondering how you get an e-mail
address with the kealy.com at the end. I would like to get one also. please get
back to me.
Sincerely,
Molly Kealy
Plano, TX
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hello
there,
my name is Kealy Marie Reynoldson. i'm an 18 yr old female living
in iowa but originally from nebraska. i was named after my great grandmother,
Ellen Kealy Hirsch. Kealy was her maiden name.
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Kealy
Marie Reynoldson
Iowa |
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My
name is Kealy, I am 16 and i live in Athens, GA . Take no offense
to this but was goofin off and just put my name in to the thing and well, i stumbled
on to your web site. It was kind of neat to see my name, spelled the same way
Kealy
Athens,
GA
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Ben - I just stumbled on your Kealy Website - it's great. I'm Ron Kealy,
living in Frostburg, MD, recently retired from Frostburg State University
where I was a professor of education.
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hi
there just stuffin round the net and i decided to find out if there was a web
site called jonkealy.com there wasn't but i then tried kealy.com and i found your
site
it came to a shock that there was a site devoted to my last name(and
yours)
Jon Kealy
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Ben,
Greetings from Ireland from another Kealy !I have just found you web site
and it is very interesting. I note a contribution from my first cousin Fr Sean
Kealy C.S.Sp, Pittsburgh.
My name is Donal Kealy from Ballingarry
Thurles, Co Tipperary, the Parish in which the insurrection of 1848 took place
and during which the Tricolour (green, white, gold) was first flown. If interested
you can visit www.ballingarry.net and you will see my photograph. Also a photograph
of one of my sons, Richard, winning a golf trophy!
The only ancestor that I
know was my Uncle Bill who went to New York and who had a large family and had
lots of Grandchildren, most of whom live in the NY area.
Looking forward to
hearing from you.
Donal Kealy
Ballingarry Thurles, Co Tipperary
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there Ben,
Another Kealy for your list!!!! I was wondering
if there was a history of the name Kealy, as to what it means and where it comes
from and so on. I would be grateful if you could assist me in this. My dad has
been trying
to find something but has not been very successful. you can email
me at xxx
thanks again. Kindest regards and well done
on the Website
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Fiona
Kealy
Dublin, Ireland |
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name is Paul Kealy from Dublin, Ireland. I saw your website and
also saw your request for help re Patrick John Kealy b.1854. My father and aunt
have done some extensive research on our line of the Kealys. They originated in
Wofhill Co. Laois and we have traced them back to the 1700s. If you would like
to send me as much info as you can on your great-grandfather, I would be happy
to try and find out what I can from this end.
Regards
Paul
Kealy
Dublin, Ireland
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my
name is eoghan kealy.I am from Ireland and i live in Co. Donegal.
My e-mail address is xxxx
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Hi
Ben,
I came accross your website by chance. I am a Kealy from Ireland, Co
Kildare at present but originally from Dublin. My father was born in Co Wexford
in 1905. His father who unfortunately died before I was born came from Co Carlow
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My
name is John Kevin Kealy and I come from Wolfhill in the County Laois,
Ireland.. I was born in 1921. My family were farmers in occupation of the
same lands at Kylenabehy, Wolfhill, Athy for as far back as I trace - to the mid
18th century.
John Kevin Keay
Wolfhill
County Laois, Ireland.
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| | | | Hello
all. While surfing the net I was surprised and delighted to come across your site,well
done! My name is Paul Kealy and the family originally came from a small
town called Tullow in County Carlow Ireland
Paul
Kealy
Tullow
County Carlow Ireland |
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Kealys
from elsewhere around the World | | | |
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great
site so far
Suzanne Kealy
Australia
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i
think this site is just smashing sign me up for one of those emails
from kealys
in canada.
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Hi,
this is Chris Kealy, from Orpington, Kent,UK
I
understand you are interested in finding out about Kealys from the Galway area
of Ireland.
So far, I have been able to obtain certain
information concerning my branch of the Kealy (O'Cadhla) clan You must however
keep in mind that this info has been collated from elder relatives whose interpretation
of events range, well, from anything between very good to hazy.
Visit
the folowing website :
www.uni-mainz.de/~kealc000
and
then click on Links, from there you will find my ongoing family tree.
I've
told my cousin Peter Kealy, who lives in Cherokee Co., GA to send you a mail.
Apparently, there are a load of Kealys in the Houston area of Texas who might
be descendants of our great great uncle Thomas Kealy, from Galway, Ireland who
went to Dallas and married an American. Would you happen to be any relation?
Chris
Kealy
Kent,UK
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IS OUR FIRST DAY ON THE INTERNET AND WHAT DO WE FIND WE ARE NOT ALONE.
FROM THE KEALY CLAN IN LONDON
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Hi
Ben,
My name is Nick Kealy from Australia. I am interested in
your site and trying to help other Kealy's with info when I can and finding out
some info for myself and my father....
Nick
Kealy
Australia
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this makes the third kealy from Australia! Quite bizarre really - I was
just talking to Janna Kealy (no direct relation but probably there somewhere)
who works now in the same company I left 3 years ago. She told me of the web site
and voila! here is another to add to your collection of Kealys!! Sure given some
time and inspiration the Kealy family from Patyah can contribute something to
such a cause!!
Where are you based?
Louise
Kealy
Australia
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| | | | Hi
Ben
I found the Worldwide Kealy site by accident when
I was playing around on the internet, half looking for geneology stuff. I am an
Australian Kealy, based in Melbourne, Victoria. I have a sister Fiona in
Perth, Western Australia and my dad lives in Toowoomba, Queensland. I have two
Kealy uncles, one here in Melbourne and another in Queensland. There doesn't seem
to be alot of Kealy's over here, so I was very surprised to learn there was a
site dedicated to The Family!
I have received a few emails
at my hotmail address for the wrong Kealy
(both John's I think), one based
in Ireland and one in America somewhere.
Where are you
based?
Looking forward to hearing from you!
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Janna
Kealy
Melbourne, Victoria
Australia |
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Name: David Patrick KEALY
Address: xxxx Grays, Essex
Telephone:
xxxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxx
Timestamp: 06 Jun 2000 05:44:22 -0400
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Hello
there, we've been on line for a couple of years and this is the first time a search
has thrown up your (our!) website. I'll give you a little bit of the history that
I know regarding our branch of the clan. My name is John Kealy, I was born
in London...
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Hello
Ben, so you are a Kealy as well then!! My name is Michelle and I live in
the United Kingdom, there are quite a few Kealy's here. Our surname got
it's spelling when my great grandfather was over in Ireland in the war and his
name was spelt Keeley, but… My father - John K. Kealy was born in Dublin
on July 29, 1909. He was the oldest of four children of Patrick Francis Kealy
of Clonneygowan, County Offaly and Lena Holohan of Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny.
Michelle
Kealy
United Kingdom
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