their involvement in the Spanish Civil War, fearing that they were communists. Nevertheless, Kea became a nursing tutor while O'Reilly became a Transport Police officer. Mindful of reactions to their interracial marriage, O'Reilly and Kea lived in a Jewish neighbourhood until the mid-1950s, before moving to Grace Avenue in the Bronx. However, once there, they were pressured to move away by neighbours. In 1973 they moved to Akron, Ohio where much of Kea's family had settled. While they enjoyed the comfort of Kea's family, they also experienced harassment from the Ku Klux Klan on Sunday after they attended Catholic Mass together. From the late 1970s onwards, Kea began to experience mental health issues and memory issues that would later be diagnosed with Alzheimer's. O'Reilly cared for her until his death in 1986. Kea died four years later on 18 May 1990. They were buried together in Glendale Cemetery, Akron. References 1908 births 1986 deaths International Brigades personnel Irish anti-fascists Irish emigrants to the United States Irish people of World War II Irish people of the Spanish Civil War Irish soldiers in the British Army Irish soldiers in the United States Army Military personnel from County Tipperary People from Akron, Ohio United States Army personnel of World War II