Born: 1854, Ireland
Died: 1927
Country most active: Ireland
Also known as: Margaret Kelly
This biography is republished from The Dictionary of Irish Biography and was written by Nancy Murphy. Shared by permission in line with Creative Commons ‘Attribution’ (CC BY) licencing.
Margaret O’Shea (Mrs Kelly) (1854–1927) was born in Maryborough, remained in Ireland with her parents, and married David Kelly, Drominagh, Terryglass, after her father’s death in 1896. Her obituary refers to fluency in languages, stating that ‘many translations of famous French authors stand to her credit’.