Death
William Melville died of kidney failure in February 1918.
According to: "Jim Fitzgerald...among a number of relations of Melville's still living in Sneem...We're very proud of him...the last time he visited here was in 1913, but he was watched by republicans and didn't stay long. Now everyone is very proud of his connection to here."
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