Early Life in Ireland
Keely was born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland (alternatively another source states it was County Kilkenny, Ireland), on August 9, 1816, to a family in comfortable circumstances. His draftsman and builder father introduced him to architecture and training in construction, though nothing is recorded of his architectural design education.
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