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Kilkelly · Co. Mayo

Where Letters Across the Atlantic Sang of Home

August 15th, 1855 marked the sorrowful departure of John Hunt from the village of Kilkelly (Irish: Cill Cheallaigh - pronounced "KILL HAL-ee"), his tearful farewell to parents Bryan and Elizabeth launching a correspondence that would span decades and eventually inspire one of …

Kilkelly is a small place in County Mayo. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.