Des Kiely is by profession a graphic designer living in Wexford, Ireland. He can trace his family history back to the village of Stradbally in County Waterford and to the house where his great-great-great grandfather John Kiely was born in 1778. The family moved north to Derry and again back south to Dublin, then Wicklow, so Des has almost completed the journey back home to Waterford. His hobbies include photography, music, art and writing local history.