Edward H. Furey, founder, The Keely Society: “Patrick C. Keely’s Legacy to the Catholic Church in America and St. Mary’s Church in Newport, R.I.”
Edward H. Furey, founder, The Keely Society: “Patrick C. Keely’s Legacy to the Catholic Church in America and St. Mary’s Church in Newport, R.I.”
This lecture will be held in St. Mary's Church, which was designed by Irish-born architect Patrick C. Keely (1816-1896). Patrick Charles Keely (1816-1896) designed and built an estimated 700 ecclesiastical structures including churches, cathedrals, schools, colleges, and other parish buildings. He left Thurles, Ireland, for America in 1842, and arrived in Brooklyn, NY where he