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From: "Riobard O' Dwyer" <>
Subject: "Charity begins at home"; Dan Kelly and the Pope.
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 18:36:48 -0000

Today I had a Kelly family from Seattle, Washington State, here doing research on their ancestors, one of whom was Jim's ancestor Dan Kelly who lived to be 102 years of age. There is no doubt about it, but the Beara people in the olden days sure had no shortage of wit. Dan never needed glasses to read. He never drank a "drop". And he was never sick a day in his life until two days before he died. Anyhow, when the Parish Priest of Eyeries, Fr. O'Callaghan, had finished annointing him, he turned to Dan. "Goodbye now, Dan", says he, "and don't forget to pray for the Pope". Looking him straight between the eyes, Dan replied in no uncertain fashion. "I'll pray for myself", says he !! Obviously, Dan was a firm believer in the old dictum "Charity begins at home". He was going to look after himself first ---- and let the Pope solve his own problems !! RIOBARD.

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