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RIP Padraig Kennelly

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  • 22-05-2011 9:50pm
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    carchaeologist
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    From RTE News
    Mr Kennelly, who was 82, died at his home in Tralee, Co Kerry.
    Mr Kennelly and his wife Joan chronicled life in Kerry in more than 500,000 photographs which they took dating back to 1953.
    The collection has now been digitised and a book taken from it was voted Kerry's best book ever.

    Sad news indeed. :(


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    ongarboy
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    RIP. A great Tralee and Kerryman! I will miss his editorials on Kerry's Eye which were always insightful and thought provoking. He always recognised Kerry's potential and was constantly positive about it's future development and progress.


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    Acoshla
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    Aw very sorry to hear that. The only photo I have ever seen of my grandfather was on the website of his archived photos, he did a great thing chronicling so many events and people in photos, RIP.


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    theaceofspies
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    In these chastined times it is sad to lose a man who saw the world through his own eyes and not those of others. I never met him but from reading his editorials I could see his deep love for this beautiful county. His passing robs us of a soul who saw the truth; so few remain.


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    Claasman
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    RIP, a great kerryman.

    He was a wealth of knowledge on the local area. He was in a doco called fuil agus duch about the moss moore murder (the murder 'the field' is based on), and gave a great account of the scenario.
    I remember something he said in an article once, 'a day out of kerry is a day wasted'.


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