Peter Kelly (1847 – 7 April 1908) was president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in the late 1880s.
[2] He and a number of other men from the area - William J. Duffy, John P. McCarthy, John Sweeney, Loughrea; Michael Glennon, Kilchreest - asked Bishop Patrick Duggan to become the patron of the nascent GAA.
[citation needed] Duggan declined citing his poor health, suggesting instead Archbishop Thomas Croke of Cashel.
Kelly attended the foundation of the association at Thurles in November 1884.
[citation needed] He served as umpire during the Loughrea hurling tournament of 1887, which was attended by over three thousand people.