Background
Kelly was born in the town of Galway but blinded in infancy.
Kelly was born in the town of Galway but blinded in infancy.
O"Neill said of him:
"Dire want drove his widow to a pawnshop with the pipes shortly after, and the generous ( ?) pawnbroker said, had not the chanter been worn nearly through by the finger marks he could afford to have given much more than the ten shillings he allowed her.".