Books by Mary Pat Kelly

MARY PAT KELLY, as an author and filmmaker, has told many stories connected to Ireland. She is the author of the novels Galway Bay and Of Irish Blood and is a frequent contributor to Irish America Magazine. As a filmmaker her credits include Proud starring Ossie Davis and Stephen Rea, three award-winning PBS documentaries, and work in television for Good Morning America and Saturday Night Live. She wrote the book and lyrics for the musical Abby's Song. A graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Kelly received her PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center. Named one of Irish America magazine's Top 50 Power Women, she was born and raised in Chicago and lives in New York with her husband, app developer Martin Sheerin from County Tyrone.