Kelly, Francis, Bishop of Derry (M)

Surname: Kelly
Forename(s): Francis
b. 6 August 1812. d. 1 September 1889. Nationality: Irish.
Poet and clergyman. Born in Drudgeon, County Tyrone. Educated at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. Ordained in 1840. Bishop of Titopoli (1849-1861) and Derry (1864-1889). Biographical information: W. Maziere Brady, The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875, vol. 1, Tipografia della Pace, 1876, p. 323; Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Kelly_(bishop) (20 November 2021). (AC, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 4
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
I. “Look if for evermore a fair rose grew” 1886 Good Words Poet 5295
II. “The roses and the mothers cannot choose” 1886 Good Words Poet 12392
III. “Prayer is not eloquence nor measured tone” 1886 Good Words Poet 12393
Vita in Vulnere. Written in a Copy of Renan’s “Vie de Jésus” 1889 Good Words Poet 5549