William Ua Cellaig (modern ), also known as William Boy O'Kelly or William BuÃÂ ÃÂ Ceallaigh, was Taoiseach of UÃÂ Maine and Chief of the Name. He died c.1381.
On Christmas Day, 1351, ÃÂ Ceallaigh invited poets, artists, and writers from across Ireland to a feast in his home at Galey Castle near Knockcroghery, County Roscommon. The feast became famous for the hospitality ÃÂ Ceallaigh showed to his guests, and "" (literally: We got the O'Kelly welcome) remains a description for hospitable hosts in contemporary Irish.
References
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- The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, Dublin, 1978.
- The Anglo-Normans in Co. Galway: the process of colonization, Patrick Holland, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, vol. 41,(1987âÂÂ88)
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- Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.