A seam of emerald

Birmingham, sparkhill. IRA,

For at least 200 years the Kiely's ran a small mill just a couple of miles from Borris in County Carlow. The income kept the wolf from the door but a few crumbs of economic success were no substitute for freedom.

By the time Jack Kiely was born the Irish had been relegated to third class citizens. Their sole purpose - to rent roll a largely absent gentry who cared little for them. He was determined to secure full Irish independence - and he was willing to sacrifice everything to achieve it.

Ray Knowles is jack's grandson - a retired pharmaceutical executive. He lives near Henley in Arden with his wife Tracy and dog "Dwayne".

A seam of emerald is a book published on amazon https://amzn.eu/d/eMRVcHk

and the subject of a recent interview on the Ray D'Arcy show https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/ray/2024/0226/1434551-the-ray-darcy-show-monday-26-february-2024/

It's also been featured in the Carlow Nationalist https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2024/03/10/new-book-chronicles-the-life-and-times-of-a-borris-revolutionary/

For at least 200 years the Kiely's ran a small mill just a couple of miles from Borris in County Carlow. The income kept the wolf from the door but a few crumbs of economic success were no substitute for freedom.

By the time Jack Kiely was born the Irish had been relegated to third class citizens. Their sole purpose - to rent roll a largely absent gentry who cared little for them. He was determined to secure full Irish independence - and he was willing to sacrifice everything to achieve it.

Ray Knowles is jack's grandson - a retired pharmaceutical executive. He lives near Henley in Arden with his wife Tracy and dog "Dwayne".