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Thanks for letting me know, even if my hopes were dashed!  There are sometimes moments of serendipity, when one happens by chance on something and we certainly need luck researching Irish ancestors. 

A copy of Paul's death cert. has arrived.  He had married but had no children - possibly an after effect of the mumps.
His date of death was 24th September 1967 and he was aged 81.

He had worked as a chemist/pharmacist, which tied in with his military papers, which stated that he had trained as a chemist with McHugh's pharmacy in Athy.

Hope that is of interest.

Thank you for all that information.  The Nolan lady may have been related on the Kelly side.  I think I may have followed that connection up, but not taken notes.  I will return to it and see what I turn up.  She is not Doyle, to my knowledge.  I think I have tracked down most of that family.  That is interesting that Paul may have had a family.  I will know all when I get what I hope is a copy of his death cert., as the Australian ones are very informative and give details of children, if any. 

Cannot attach anything this evening, as the files are the wrong type.  I will see what can be done.
Glad this is proving so fruitful, apart from file transfer!!!

Anne Kelly was from Co. Kildare and a daughter of John and Mary Doyle, who lived variously at Tipper and Craddockstown just outside Naas, Co. Kildare.  They were also farmers.  There are a couple of very good reports of the death of James in the local newspapers. 

Paul was very lucky to be invalided home from WW1 with the mumps.   I think I have located him in Australia, NSW.  I had found his war records but had not realised he had stayed on.  I have requested a copy of his cert. which should let me know if he had any family.  I found what I think is a record of his marriage.  I will post the result when I get the cert. so you can update your records. His first cousin, Eric Douglas Doyle MC died in 1917.  There is a lot online for him in Australia.  His father, Anne's brother Andrew practised as a doctor in Queensland and married there.  Eric wrote very lively letters home, some of which have been published in a local history magazine in Australia. 

I was interested to learn about Michael's whereabouts, as I could not find him, between the census in 1901 and the report of his death.  I am trying to flesh out from the Doyle side.  If you find out what happened to John I would be very interested.