Twin Fathers Joe and Matt Kelly, who are celebrating their 95th birthday together, and the anniversary of their platinum jubilee of their ordination in 1956. Twins, Fr Joe Kelly and Fr Matt Kelly, were born on March 21st, 1931. His 69 years serving as a priest began in Kilmeague parish, Dublin, where his grandparents were from. Twins, Fr Joe Kelly and Fr Matt Kelly, with Mother Superior Jacinta, at Little Sisters of the Poor nursing home in Raheny, Dublin. It’s a great thing in fact because it didn’t make any sense at all to separate us.”Fr Joe Kelly (left) and Fr Matt Kelly (second right) with their parents, Ann and Peter, at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, after both men had been ordained in 1956.

Source: The Irish Times March 21, 2026 10:31 UTC