When I was a child in the fifties visiting West Cork there was a neighbour who my dad called Mick Welley/Whelley. I've never seen it written down so I'm not sure of the spelling but will ask relatives if they know. It was in an area called Ardura Beg near Ballydehob Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Robinson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 12:17 AM Subject: [COUNTYCORK] WHOLEY > My mother's maiden name was WHOLEY. She was the daughter of Arthur Ernest > WHOLEY, son of publican Robert Jarvis WHOLEY of Sculcoates, Hull, > Yorkshire. > Without going through the whole panoply, he was descended from Gervaise > WHOLEY who married Mary CROSBY at Branston, Lincs on 23rd November 1797. > > I've not been able to trace Gervaise further back than this. However, I've > recently learned that it is possible that his ancestry may lie in County > Cork and that I should pursue enquiries there. Is ther anyone on this > list > with an interest in this surname and/or anyone who might be able to offer > me > some suggestions as to how I might proceed? > > the older of the tworobbos > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >