Francis J. O'Kelley, American-born local historian, collector and bibliographer. The collection contains material covering Irish history, local history, and especially Irish printing and printing relating to Ireland, 17th-19th centuries, with particular emphasis on pamphlets.
The strength of this collection lies in the fact that many of these pamphlets are scarce.
700 pamphlets.
Catalogue of O’Kelley collection available on UCD’s Online Public Access Catalogue at http://www.ucd.ie/library/ . Chronological list of the pamphlets available in special collections