School: Irishtown
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Margaret McNally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 103
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- The family named Kelly who now live in Moderanstown has a tradition for music. The present owner of the home Christopher Kelly plays the bag pipes and the flute. He never had a teacher, nor had his father nor grandfather, though they were noted players of pipes and flute. They used to make the pipes themselves, and also the flute.
There are eight members of the present family alive and all can play musical instruments, fiddles, pipes, accordions, concertina, flute or banjo. Christy Kelly got a present of a set of pipes from Leo Rowsome, he was so pleased with his playing, and his brother Peter got a present of a set of pipes from his companions in the English navy.
Peter has been teaching music in London for the past seven years since he left the navy. Bill Kelly was a famous flute player and was one of the members of the band in the Leinster Regiment.
Tom Kelly who is now in Glasgow plays the violin and is a member of a band. Paddy Kelly who is in America(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Irishtown, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Christy Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Modranstown, Co. Westmeath
