ANNE KELLY 1939-2003
Anne Kelly passed away on 17 May 2003 following a long battle with cancer. Anne's poetry was the original inspiration for this Web site and continues to rank among its most-viewed pages. As this Web site, and particularly this guestbook, was a source of both enjoyment and support for Anne over the past three years we intend to keep the original messages here. We will also publish any messages of condolences that family, friends and visitors wish to send.
Date: July 11, 2003
From: Marian Neary Burke, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Dear Anne, I will miss you. You have inspired me in life and in death. This is for you Anne.
Your friend Marian.
Immortality
Now I can touch the cloud dogs feel their shapes,
float with them over the seas,
I can chase the gulls play with them, gliding in the breeze.
I am part of those shadows that are there at night,
friends wuth the owl and the bat,
I paint beautiful pictures with powdery frost
and leave them stained on glass.
I feel the sun hot on my skin
hear the wind whisper my name.
I fall with the rain, melt with the snow
into the earth, home again.
Date: June 9, 2003
From: Bernadette Ohlhauser, Lodi, CA, U.S.A.
Comments:
To all the Kelly Family - my prayers are with you all.
- Bernie
Date: May 27, 2003
From: aom, Achill, Ireland
Comments:
"...When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd,
And the great star early droop'd in the western sky in the night,
I mourn'd, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.
... For the sweetest, wisest soul of all my days and lands and this for [his] dear sake
Lilac and star and bird twined with the chant of my soul, ..."
(Walt Whitman)
Goodbye dear Annie
Ar dheis Dé to raibh a h-anam dílis.
Date: May 18, 2003
From: Kelly family, Retford, England
Comments:
Dear Annie,
You will be sadly missed by us all in Retford, sorry we can't be there but we are with you in spirit.
God bless,
all our love,
Anthony,Sharon,John & Jill
xxxx
Date: May, 2003
From: Cassie, Shreveport, LA, USA
Comments:
Fabulous website! I am always interested in the poetry and arts of other culturesand appreciate y'all sharing Anne Kelly's work.
Date: April 4, 2003
From: Ronan Gibbons, Pollagh, Achill
Comments:
Hello Annie Kelly Hope you are well.
From Ronan.
Date: January 21, 2003
From: jan kersten, Eindhoven, Holland
Comments:
I found your site when looking for info about Ireland. Very nice and informative. Greetings from Holland.
Date: January 21, 2003
From: Teresa Gray, Bay Village, Ohio, USA
Comments:
Hi Annie - Just found your website. It's great. Your poems trigger many memories. Hope you're feeling well. You're in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you always.
Love, Teresa
Date: January 18, 2003
From: Eric Phelan, Tramore, Co Waterford, Ireland
Comments:
hello, beautiful countryside ya have their,now living in cambridge im green with envy,anyway,why do you spell tramore TRAWMORE when waterford co.counsil give the same irish spelling i.e.tramore+trawmore=TRAMHOR,whats the W all about?
Date: January 14, 2003
From: Jack Simpson, Napier, New Zealand
Comments:
wonderful site i love the poems i have been to Achill some 45 years back iam from Dunleer Co.,Louth keep up the good work all the best.
- Jack Simpson.
Date: January 1, 2003
From: Anne Kelly, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
I have not sent a message since August 2001. Thank you to everyone who visits my site and to those of you who email me afterwards. You will have heard by now about my book, 'A New Tomorrow'. We had a wonderfully successful and enjoyable launch in Achill at Julie Hassett's restaurant,'The Chalet', Keel, on December 14th. after which I gave L'Arche Dublin a cheque for 1035 euros. Many thanks to all who contributed in any way and a happy new year 2003 to all.
Love always, Anne Kelly
Date: October 17, 2002
From: Sarah Lavelle, Galway, Ireland
Comments:
Great site.....but the saint patricks day pictures are all of dooagh!!! You should take some of Keel, they're more photogenic!!!!!
Date: October 16, 2002
From: Norman Edwards, Monorbrier, Wales
Comments:
looks great. my link is that my mother was julie anne molloy with her sisters mary - cloughmore, rose - dereens west, and bridget - glenco. My cousin is o keefe - "you know" the one that spent 10+ years building his wall outside grace o'malley's castle! i am sure that she is known to you. tony is a cousin in dooagh. manus is in police in cork. i miss all my relatives, and admire them all for their strength, and miss them all lots in everything that i do, noting that i am on the face of it, an englishman, i react like an achill man - and i hope that my aunties - and mother, god rest her soul - are proud of me as a fine achill man - many thanks for your time
norman
Date: September 30, 2002
From: Holly and Leighanne Dees, Griffin, GA, USA
Comments:
I had the most wonderful time of my life on this little island with the greatest group of Irish men. Unfortunately, things ended badly on the day of our departure. We miss you boys. Please know that you all, Des, Sean, Eddie, Simon, Miller, Hanno, Conal, etc., have had the greatest influence on our lives. I'm still dreaming of green..........
love, the twins
Date: June 29, 2002
From: Teresa Parli, Indianapolis, USA
Comments:
I've not yet been to Achill, but plan a journey with friends and family of my dear passed friend Mary McGrath Darling. Born in Clondalkin, raised and lived in Ireland, studied at Trinity in Dublin, Mary became my friend in 1989 when both our families moved into houses across the street from eachother. Near Keen Bay, on Achill she spent many meaningful days with friends and famliy. We return to celebrate her life this summer, and mourn her loss but rejoice in having known her. These are her wishes, so I look forward to greeting Achill for Mary.
Date: June 11, 2002
From: Patrick Loughlin, Fife, Scotland
Comments:
What an attractive site - the photo galleries are superb, it's whetting our appeatite for our July visit.
Date: May 10, 2002
From: Maureen (McGuire) Baddeley, USA
Comments:
Wonderful site
Date: April 28, 2002
From: Bernie Hand, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Hi Anne, I haven't been in touch for a while, but checked in tonight for the 'daily poem'. It was 'Encouragement'...what a coincidence. It brought me back to our teaching days together. You were such a positive influence on the kids and they loved you. Warm wishes, Bernie.
Date: April 25, 2002
From: Mary McCaffrey Puccinelli, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
Comments:
I'll be in Leenane for a wedding in late May and then on to Westport and Islandeady to visit relatives and for a stay in Achill. Where would you recommend I stay (B&B)? Thanks. I love your poetry!
Date: March 29, 2002
From: Barbara Redfearn, Yorba Linda, USA
Comments:
Nice site, wish you could add option for black and white on the map sites. That way they could be printed without using too much ink cartridge.
Date: March 22, 2002
From: Annie McNamara & Kate O'Malley, Ireland
Comments:
Dearest Anne, What a great site. I hope you are keeping well. We had a great St. Patricks but sadly now another year has passed it's all over again. As you probably know we had another Kelly leading the Dooagh Band like father like son. I'll write soon, Annie
Date: March 19, 2002
From: Anthony McNamara, Co Mayo, Ireland
Comments:
Hi Annie, Just keep writing that beautiful poetry.They bring back so many happy and sad memories. God bless & keep you, Anthony Mick.
Date: January 6, 2002
From: Melanie Tefarikis, Mainz am Rhein, Germany
Comments:
My boyfreinds Dad comes from Achill Island.I´m a Greek/German girl, his name is Paul O`Malley and I would love to visit Dooagh where he still has relatives.(McNamara`s from School Road)Excuse my bad Englisch but I think your Achill 247 is a fantastic page.Wishing to visit Co Mayo, Love Melanie
Date: December 22, 2001
From: Bernie Hand, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Every good wish and blessing to you this Christmas and New Year, Anne. Love Bernie.
Date: December 18, 2001
From: Liam Bell, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Dear Anne, Still reading and enjoying your work. Every best wish and blessing at Christmas and for the New Year. Liam Bell
Date: December 5, 2001
From: Declen Patten, Nottingham, England
Comments:
Loved the web site!!! I will contact you with some of my work which i am getting photographed soon, my paintings are based around Dereens (the urban capitol of ACHILLSHIRE). I hope you can add them to your artist web page, my own page should be up and running after christmas have a drink in jonnys pattens for me, good luck and god be with you. DEC
Date: December 4, 2001
From: Seamus Mc Donnell, Corcaigh, Eire
Comments:
go raibh maith agat as ocht na sceilte go leir ata agaimh ar an idirlion i lathair na huaire ta me thar lear i Shasanna ag stadeir in ollscoill Bhriton anseo
Date: November 17, 2001
From: Tom and Elizabeth Kelly, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Congratulations on your "Dream Journey". Another work of art for the annals of the future! Keep up the good work and all the best for the future. Love always, Tom & Elizabeth. XXXXXXX
Date: November 14, 2001
From: 6th class Valley N.S, Achill, Ireland
Comments:
Great web-site
Date: October 24, 2001
From: Anne Lenahan, Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Comments:
This site is wonderful! I spend at least an hour every week studying its various features and learning. Keep it going. What a marvelous tribute to Anne Kelly and her wonderful poetry!
Date: October 8, 2001
From: Betsy Breckenridge (Duff), Glenside, Pa, USA
Comments:
Dear Anne, Mom(Betty Duff) gave me your Dream Journey book this weekend. We went to Blue Mountain. My brother Joe built a cabin at the very top of the mountain. The scenery is breath taking. Our whole family went. We have been going up the 1st weekend in Oct. For 3 years now. Mother LOVES the place. She keeps saying daddy would LOVE it. It was a wonder ful time and place for me to read it. I would like to order a couple of books. Can you let me know how much in US dollars???I and Mom were saddened by the news of the re occurance of the cancer. You are in our prayers. Your writings are very touching. Keep up the good work. Mother, Eileen, Joe , Denise and I send our love and wish you peace during this journey. Love Betsy If you read this Ann send me your email address. Mom has a computor too. She is SUPPOSE to take some lessons. We are trying to get her computor literate Hee hee.
Date: September 27, 2001
From: Pat Kelly, Mayo, Ireland
Comments:
Dearest Anne Thank you for the history,love and time it has taken you to write dream journey.May God give peace and love to you.Love you lots. We will talk soon. Pat Kelly.
Date: August 31, 2001
From: Marian Neary Burke, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
congratulations Anne on your second book. It's beautiful. Keep writing, keep dreaming and may Jesus bring His healing love through your dreams. marian
Date: August 17, 2001
From: Bernie Hand, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Hi Anne, Heard about the site and the forthcoming launch from Kay - Congratulations and my very best wishes. Will check in for the daily poem on a regular basis. Slan, Bernie.
Date: August 17, 2001
From: Liam Bell, Portmarnock
Comments:
Dear Anne, How lovely to be able to read your poetry and communicate with you in this way. I admire greatly your courage and determination. It was only a few minutes ago that I was speaking to Bernie Hand and she told me about this site. As it happens it was only yesterday that I was talking to D Sweeney and I was wondering how you were keeping. I have taken to retirement like a duck to water and am finding life satisfying at the present. Keep writing and I have no doubt that I will be visiting this site very often. For the present all the best Liam Bell
Date: August 16, 2001
From: Martin and Megan Kelly, Cleveland, USA
Comments:
hello aunt top class poems keep up the good work
Date: August 11, 2001
From: Anne Kelly, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Today I am visiting my own website again. I want to thank everyone who has visited the site or the link up sites. Thank you especially to all who leave such encouraging meswsages. My next book, 'Dream Journey' will be launched in Dublin on August 23rd. and in Pollagh, Achill on August 30th.It will sell for Our Lady's Hospice Dublin. On Sept 7th, courtesy of my cousin Michael Mcnamara (Bubbles) Pollagh, Achill we will join the Dublin Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. Please join us in prayer and we will remember you. Love, Galore, anne kelly
Date: August 5, 2001
From: Kathleen Lavelle Kloos, St. Louis, USA
Comments:
What a great web-site. The poem Pollagh Shores brought back many memories. Thank you
Date: July 22, 2001
From: Teasie Leahy, Tunbridge Wells, England
Comments:
Just saw your website and would like to say "Congratulations" on your poems, makes me feel great to know you. See you soon love from - your cousin and family. TC
Date: July 16, 2001
From: Jim & Anne Egan, Chicago, USA
Comments:
Dear Annie, Since I've discovered your website, I've enjoyed reading your daily poems. We have tried to e-mail you but we must have the wrong address. Please respond so that we can get your correct address. Kaitlin is anxious to write. Love, The Egans
Date: July 13, 2001
From: Michael and Yvonne Kelly, Herts, England
Comments:
Hi Aunty Anne Just found your website The poems are great as usual Hope you are well Keep up the good work Hope to chat soon God Bless
Date: June 19, 2001
From: Tine Swyngedouw, Louvain, Belgium
Comments:
Dear Anne, After writing my e-mail to you, I realised that I could visit your website. I immediately went reading your poem of the day. It is the first time I read a poem of you and I'm touched by how open you are about yourself in it. Thank you for this. It feels like meeting you. Love and take care of yourself, Tine Swyngedouw
Date: May 13, 2001
From: Natalie Quinn, Edinburgh, Scotland
Comments:
nice site, and some lovely poems!
Date: April 19, 2001
From: Mary Lavelle-Burke, Cashel, Achill, Ireland
Comments:
Hi Anne, I was delighted to discover your site by chance. Keep up the lovely work. Love Mary
Comments:
nice site, and some lovely poems!
Date: March 12, 2001
From: Peter Forde, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Anne, Congratulations on your poetry and on your presence and involvement on this website. It is so wonderful to know that there is a place of serenity in cyberspace where one can go for spiritual sustenance and find a vista of uplifting thoughts.I look forward to printing an "exclusive" about the secrets of this web-site in the Easter edition of Dea-Sceal.Thanks for sharing your poetry with the world. Regards, Peter
Date: March 9, 2001
From: Joan Laval, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Comments:
Ann i love everything you have written. Need to purchase more books of your poetry. Received your St Pattys cardtoo. Stay well Ann and wait till I get to see you soo n. Barara will be there on March 28. I will give her the money for books. Love you always twinkle toes joan.
Date: March 6, 2001
From: Marian Neary-Burke, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Enjoyed your poems so much it inspired me to write one for you. Your good friend, Marian ANNE KELLY FROM ACHILL ANNE KELLY from ACHILL, mid the ROCKS OF CREG BHERIGE. What a ring to that name. ANNAGH BEACH 1954 (the year I came), Hiding places, broken bottles messages within. It was forty years before we met, you focussed a poet, I struggling yet. I don't want you to be just A MEMORY I want to be your friend, to hold your hand, sing a DREAMSONG together. I want you to have your HOMECOMING To your beloved ACHILL and its weather. To set up your ACHILL POETRY WORKSHOP, and write more about POLLAGH SHORE, plants and sea sand and heather
Date: February 21, 2001
From: Anne Kelly, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Message to all website visitors, from Anne Kelly; Thank you for visiting my website and for all your encouraging messages of goodwill.
Date: January 27, 2001
From: Tom O'Donnell, London, England
Comments:
hi anne,i have just printed out your poems for me mum see ya tom
Date: January 23, 2001
From: Michael (Joe) Kelly, North Berwick, Scotland
Comments:
HI ANNE JUST FOUND YOUR SITE AND THOUGHT IT WAS BARRY WILL GET IN TOUCH SOON LOVE JOE
Date: January 10, 2001
From: Helen Gibbons, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Hi Annie, New year greetings to you! I've just been enjoying today's poem, "Family Wedding" and one of my favourites, "Nuns". Reading "Nuns" reminds of your story of the bachelors which always makes me smile...!! I hope to see you very soon but I'll ring to announce my impending arrival! Keep up the good work.
Date: December 30, 2000
From: Eleanor McQuinn, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Anne, I'm having great fun checking this site and finding poems I'm not so familiar with. Talk to you soon. Eleanor
Date: December 17, 2000
From: Barbara Schmidt, Doylestown, PA, USA
Comments:
Anne - Congratulations on your Web site. It is magnificent! It has been added to my favorites and will be visited often. Your words are gifts that uplift, inspire, disturb,and forever make us richer for having read and absorbed them. You are always in our prayers. Looking forward to seeing you in February. Heartfelt wishes for a Christmas that gives you the happiness and peace you deserve.
Date: December 14, 2000
From: Vera Price, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
Well, congratulations Ms Kelly! Isn't this just incredible - I can visit your site each day and feast on the poems - at least on the days Im in work where my computer is. I love your poems. Have a happy Christmas Anne, and hope to see you very soon for a long chat. Vera
Date: December 14, 2000
From: Micheal (Gerard) Kelly, Achill, Ireland
Comments:
To my cousin Anne I hope you have a joyful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. Your writing is an inspiration to us all. Best wishes.
Date: December 11, 2000
From: Damian McNamara, Yorkshire, England
Comments:
Anne. A pure pleasure. Thank you. Nicole was inspired to meet a fellow published poet!
Date: November 23, 2000
From: John and Beryl Kelly, Lancashire, England
Comments:
Liked the dream poem, but hope you dont have many dreams like that A.K. Enjoyed your "Achill Visit" and also enjoyed our re-visit to your site.We'll call again soon.God Bless.
Date: November 20, 2000
From: Sarah Calvey, Galway, Ireland
Comments:
Nice to find another worthwhile website that offers another insight into our wonderful island of Achill.Really nice poetry and links.Go n-eiri an t-adh libh! Sarah
Date: November 20, 2000
From: Anne Kelly, Dublin, Ireland
Comments:
At last, through a friend, I get to visit ,to say I have read and enjoyed all the comments and I hope my cousin John will be able and willing to place several new poems on my website as a Christmas gift to all my friends, Thank you, Anne Kelly
Date: November 7, 2000
From: John Kelly, Lancashire, England
Comments:
Loved the poem, keep up the good work. Looking forward to tomorrow's
Date: July 22, 2000
From: Paul McNamara, Pollagh, Achill, Ireland
Comments:
What a great website. Very informative, well designed and the poetry is absorbing. Thanks for adding to the link to the Dooagh Pipe Band website and I will add a reciprocal one back.
Date: April 28, 2000
From: Casey Rhoades, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Comments:
Thank you.
Date: April 7, 2000
From: Mary McNamara, Polranny, Achill, Ireland
Comments:
looking forward to the next edition!this is my first visit to the website and I'm very impressed.hope others enjoy your writing as much as I do.
Date: March 18, 2000
From: Valerie Quinn, New York, NY, USA
Comments:
It is very nice to here your poem every day, from Achill.
Date: March 11, 2000
From: Paul Quinn, Boston, MA, USA
Comments:
someone else from achill
Date: February 24, 2000
From: Robert Loughery, Watertown, NY, USA
Comments:
I enjoyed the poem. I'm going to put your site on my favorites list. Thank you
Date: February 19, 2000
From: T.J. Cummins, Williamsburg, USA
Comments:
Hi wee lady, just beautiful verse you write I could sit here and read all through the night Keep up the good work and play as you may To bring joy to everyone, each and every day. God bless.
Date: February 12, 2000
From: Sarah Boylan, London, England
Comments:
What a lovely website and poem, am looking forward to tomorrow's and so on
Date: January 19, 2000
From: Sol Benavidez, North Hollywood, CA, USA
Comments:
BEAUTIFUL! =)
Date: December 17, 1999
From: Mary Prendergast, Hong Kong
Comments:
beautiful poem
Date: August 12, 1999
From: John McNamara, London, England
Comments:
Anne - what brave, funny, angry, inspired, nostalgic, optimisitic writing. Best of luck with the book - and for anyone else reading this ... please buy a copy!
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