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James Rahelly

James Rahelly

Born
1821-07-01 12:00:00
Died
1871-02-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male

My great-great grandfather James Rahelly was born in Kerry in 1821 and moved to Tipperary Town in 1839 where he married, had a family, opened a business and ultimately died in 1871. He married my 2x great grandmother Catherine (Kate) Doherty in 1844 and they had three children, Bridget, Michael and Charles. Kate died in 1855 and James married Mary Healy in 1857. They had five children together.
James opened a shoe store at 68 Main Street in 1839 which is still in business today as O'Rahelly Sports. After James died in 1871, the business went to his second wife Mary and, subsequently, Michael and Charles left for New York where they opened a shoe store in Brooklyn. 

Associated communities

Kerry

County Kerry, or Ciarraí in Irish, is located in the south-west of Ireland.  It is thought to be one of the most beautiful counties in Ireland and is home to the legendary Ring of Kerry – a 110 mile touring route.  Tralee is our county town and we have a population of approximately 147,554.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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Buildings in this community

  • The Lansdlord's Garden(Gairdin Ban)

    Location: Kerry

    Ballynabloun,Glen,Ballinskelligs,Co.Kerry.V23K840

  • LANDLORDS GARDEN,BALLYNABLOUN 1831.

    Location: Kerry

    Ballynabloun,Glen,Ballinskelligs,Co.Kerry.

  • John Leahy Farm, Abbeydorney

    Location: Kerry

    Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry

  • O'Connor Homestead Arraglen

    Location: Kerry

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Evictions in Kerry

    1849-05-04 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1892 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1893-03-26 12:00:00

  • 1900s

    1903 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1905-11-12 12:00:00

  • 1900s

    1904 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1906-07-01 12:00:00

Tipperary

County Tipperary, or Tiobraid Árann in Irish, is part of the central plain of Ireland.  We are a landlocked, rural county home to mountains, rivers and lakes.  Our county town is Clonmel and we have a population of approximately 160,441. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Castle Fogarty

    Location: Tipperary

    Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, E41 YP68

  • Cahir House Hotel

    Location: Tipperary

    E21H244 TIPPERARY (Ireland)

  • Spring Mount Tipperary

    Location: Tipperary

  • St. Ruadhans Abbey - Lorrha

    Location: Tipperary

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Hogan/Murphy Emigration to St Louis

    1848-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    1889 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1889-10-20 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00

Tipperary (Tipperary)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Tipperary (Tipperary). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Tipperary Workhouse

    Location: Tipperary (Tipperary)

    Railway Rd, Tipperary, Co. Tipperary

Timeline events in this community

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Arravale Rovers GAA Club

    1885-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Tipperary in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1910s

    Connaught Rangers sing Its a Long Way to Tipperary in Boulogne

    <p>On August 13, 1914, the Irish regiment, the Connaught Rangers, sang "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" as they marched through Boulogne. This scene, observed by Daily Mail correspondent George Curnock, was reported on 18th of August 1914. This song has been associated with the First World War ever since.</p>

    1914-08-13 12:00:00