James Kelly (historian)
James Kelly MRIA is a professor of Irish history, specialising in the period 1700–1850, and is a prolific author, who also edits several learned journals.
Kelly was a professor at St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin, and is now a professor at Dublin City University, into which the college merged. He also edits for the Irish Manuscripts Commission and for the Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.
