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1	Title:	John P. Kilroy Papers
	Creator:	Kilroy, John P.
	Dates:	1975-1993
	Abstract:	John P. Kilroy, of Cleveland, Ohio, is of Irish descent. Three of his grandparents immigrated to the United States from counties Mayo, Carlow and Westmeath during the early twentieth century. They came to the United States in search of a better life, and to escape from the economic and political turmoiil present in Ireland at that time. Kilroy went to law school and represented the Padraig Pearce Center of the Irish American Club East Side, Inc. during its establishment. He was also active in the Cleveland Irish Players, a theatre group that was founded by Kevin McGinty and produces Irish plays by Irish playwrights. He was a regular contributor to the Ohio Irish Bulletin and other newsletters. Kilroy's interests also extend to Gaelic athletics and Irish current affairs, including the troubles in Northern Ireland. The collection consists of an application form, brochure, correspondence, essays, handwritten, notes, an invitation, a leaflet, a press release, newsletters, newspaper clippings, Padraic Pearce Center, Inc. organizational documents, a petition, plays, programs and a sports schedule.
	Call #:	MS 4899
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kilroy, John P. -- Family -- History -- Sources. \| Kilroy family -- History -- Sources. \| Irish American Club - East Side, Inc. Padraig Pearce Center. \| Cleveland Irish Players. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Politics and government. \| Irish drama -- 20th century. \| English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century. \| Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Societies, etc. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration. \| Northern Ireland -- History -- 1969-1994. \| Northern Ireland -- History -- Sources. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration. \| Carlow (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration. \| Westmeath (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration.
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2	Title:	Bartley J. Kilkenny Papers
	Creator:	Kilkenny, Bartley J.
	Dates:	1935-2000
	Abstract:	Bartley J. Kilkenny (1901-1993) was involved in the Irish American community in Cleveland, Ohio, and was an active member of several Irish American Clubs. He was involved in the founding of the East Side Irish American Club and served as president for a term. He was born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland. He met his wife, Winnifred L. Kilkenny, nee Padden (1899-1995) during his days at Bofield school in Ballina, County Mayo. He immigrated to the United States on June 3, 1920 and lived with his aunt, Mrs. Quigley, until he married Winnifred on June 23, 1926. They settled originally in East Cleveland, Ohio and later in Euclid, Ohio. He met the Irish president Eamon De Valera during his visit to the United States, and also during his own visit to Ireland in 1960. Bartley J. Kilkenny was the father of five children, grandfather of eighteen children, and great-grandfather of twenty-six children. Winnifred L. Kilkenny worked with the Firestone family as their nanny and friend until her wedding day. During World War II, she joined the work force and continued working until she reached retirement age. The collection consists of memorial books, death notices and obituaries for both Bartley and Winnifred; newspaper clippings pertaining to St. Patrick's Day Parades and the Kilkenny family; identified photographs; and a brief history of the East Side Irish American Club, Cleveland, Ohio, originally known as the Euclid Irish American Club.
	Call #:	MS 4855
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bartley family -- History. \| Kilkenny, Bartley J., 1901-1993. \| East Cleveland Irish American Club -- History \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- East Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Societies, etc. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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3	Title:	Sean A. Boland Papers
	Creator:	Boland, Sean A.
	Dates:	1995-2000
	Abstract:	Sean A. Boland (1943-2000) was born in Manchester, England. At two years of age, his family moved to Gurteen, County Sligo, Ireland. After his mother Margaret Boland died, he was adopted by his uncle and his wife, James, and Bridie Boland. This family immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, when Sean was twelve years old. Sean graduated from St. Joseph High School and married Bridget Ginty, and together they had three children. Sean joined the Ohio Lottery Commission in 1974, working as an investigator, marketing director, and lastly as a fiscal officer in the purchasing department. Sean was involved in the Irish community during his short life. His uncle, Gus Boland, introduced him to Irish dancing, and together they organized an annual Cleveland Feis. In later years, Sean was president of the Greater Cleveland Feis Society, and he is credited with making it the largest such society in North America. Sean led the Cleveland Feis for seventeen years, and also served on the North American Feis Commission as President and board member. He was the driving force behind the establishment of the Irish Music Academy of Cleveland in 1993 and was an avid supporter of the Cleveland Branch of the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann (Music, Language and Dance of Ireland). Sean was a member of the Irish American Archives Society, the Irish Northern Aid Society, the Irish American East Side, Inc., the West Side Irish American Club, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Comhaltas Ceoltiori Eireann, Cleveland Branch, and the Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival Committee. In 1994, he was named Irish Person of the Year. During the last ten years of his life, he made annual trips to Gurteen and became involved in establishing the Michael Coleman Heritage Center. In Cleveland, Sean was instrumental in planning the Cleveland Memorial in the Flats, in memory of those who died in the Great Famine. The collection consists of correspondence, a biographical sketch, a Liturgy, a memorial, an obituary, a souvenir program and a tribute.
	Call #:	MS 4880
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Boland, Sean A., 1943-2000. \| Folk music -- Ireland. \| Irish Americans -- Societies, etc. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- East Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Dance -- Ireland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century.
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4	Title:	William MacWilliams Papers
	Creator:	MacWilliams, William
	Dates:	2002
	Abstract:	William MacWilliams (1841-1887) was born in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, to a Presbyterian and Ulster Scottish family, the fourth son and only child of William McWilliams (1801-1880) and Elizabeth Russell. This family had strong Irish pro nationalist political leanings, believing in a united, independent and non-sectarian Ireland. They supported the United Irishmen movement which sought to overthrow British rule. In addition, Williams' grandfather fought with the rebels at Ballynahinch and Antrim in Northern Ireland in the 1798 uprising. William received a primary school education, and as a youth, was fascinated with the history of Ireland and the stories of various nationalist movements. He later involved himself in nationalist activities, and in doing so, endangered himself, resulting in his parents sending him to America after arrests were made in Belfast and Down in 1859, to avoid imprisonment. MacWilliams came originally to New York and then moved to Pennsylvania where he married Elizabeth J. Dawson (b. 1839), a Scottish immigrant. He lived most of his life in the United States, in various cities. His grandson, Heber MacWilliams, resides in Cleveland, Ohio. The Fenian Brotherhood was an Irish nationalist organization in the United States from 1858 to 1886. William and Elizabeth MacWilliams returned to Ireland for one year, during which time MacWilliams first became active in the Fenian movement. Upon his return to the United States, not only was MacWilliams an active member from 1863 to 1871, he also held key positions, including that of Organizer. Working in that capacity, he traveled around the United States seeking out and encouraging the Irish immigrants to involve themselves in the fight for Irish freedom from British rule. This proved extremely worth while, and resulted in MacWilliams founding dozens of Fenian Circles and enlisting thousands of Irishmen in the Fenian Brotherhood. A man of much energy and ambition, William married three times, fathered fourteen; he set up seven businesses and founded two towns, during his short life of just forty-seven years. William was also renowned for his public speaking abilities and his writing skills. The collection consists of three histories that document the life of William MacWilliams and his father William McWilliams.
	Call #:	MS 4886
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	MacWilliams, William, 1841-1887. \| McWilliams, William, 1801-1880. \| Irish Americans -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Societies, etc. \| Immigrants -- United States -- 19th century. \| Fenians. \| Nationalism -- Ireland. \| Ireland -- History -- 1837-1901.
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5	Title:	Peggy Patton Family Papers
	Creator:	Patton, Peggy Family
	Dates:	1872-2001
	Abstract:	Peggy Patton (nee Calvey) (b. 1937) is from Cleveland, Ohio, and is of Irish descent. Her parents Martin Calvey (1901-1980) and Bridget Moran (1894-1987) were both born in Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland, in different villages, located approximately six miles from each other. The Moran family came from the Deserted Village, in Dooagh, and the Calvey family came from Dookinella. They came from large families, ten siblings each. Both parents chose Cleveland as a place to settle, as both had relatives in this area, and because employment was ample. Martin Calvey worked at the Jones and Laughlin Steel mill, while Bridget worked as a housemaid at The Union Club, located on East 12th and Euclic Avenue. It was in Cleveland that Martin and Bridget met and were married on December 10, 1929, in St. Malachi's Church. One of Patton's uncles, Michael Moran (1896-1921) was a Lieutenant in the Irish Republican Army. After participating in the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland, Michael was arrested in imprisoned in Darmunt in England. His last meal in the prison was a bowl of porridge (oatmeal) loaded with arsenic, provided by one of the guards. He died subsequently. Patton is the last living child of the Calveys. The collection consists of photocopies of the Moran family genealogy, a map of Achill Island outlining historic events, a Memorial at Dooagh in honor of Michael Moran, necrology files, newspaper clippings, obituary, passenger records, passport, pedigree chart, photographs, a postcard, and ship manifests.
	Call #:	MS 4885
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Patton, Peggy, 1937- \| Calvey, Martin, 1901-1980. \| Calvey, Bridget, 1894-1987. \| Moran, Michael, 1896-1921. \| Patton family -- History -- Sources. \| Calvey family -- History -- Sources. \| Clan-na-Gael. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Fenians. \| Irish Americans -- Societies, etc. \| Ireland -- History -- Easter Rising, 1916. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. \| Achill Island (Ireland) -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century.
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