That could be, and further more: Ó HAOLÁIN >From Irish Names and Surnames 1923 Ó hAOLÁIN—I—O Healane, O Heyllane, O Helane, O Hilane, O Hillane, O Hylane, O Heolane, O Hoolane, O Holane, O Hollan, O Holland, Heelan, Helen, Hillane, Hillan, Holian, Heyland, Hiland, Hylan, Hyland, Holland, (Whelan), &c.; 'descendant of Faolán' (diminutive of faol, a wolf); a variant of Ó Faoláin (which see) through the aspiration of the initial f; a common surname, in the 16th century, in Offaly and Leix, whence it spread into other parts of Ireland. Owing to the different dialectical pronunciations of 'ao,' it is variously anglicised in the different provinces. In Munster, it is generally anglicised Heelan; Hyland is the usual form in Leinster; Holland in Ulster. In Connacht, it is sometimes corrupted to Ó hIoláin, Ó hOláin, Ó hOileáin, and Ó hÓileáin, anglicised Hillane, Hyland, Holland, &c, but the origin is clearly shown by the fact that these forms are nearly always also anglicised Whelan. Compare with Ó hAodhagáin. http://www.libraryireland.com/names/oh/o-haolain.php On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Paul Conroy <pconroy63@gmail.com> wrote: > Teresa, > > I see that your tagline is, "Daughter of an Irishman without an Irish name" > - are you of Irish "Palatine German" descent? If not, your name Heiland may > be a variant spelling of the Laois name Hyland. > > > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=surnamemap&Surname=hyland > > Cheers, > Paul > > > On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Teresa Heiland <teresaheiland@hotmail.com > >wrote: > > > Dear Iain, > > > > I'm wondering if you could provide me with some guidance about next steps > > with ordering SNPs for my father's DNA. > > I know just enough about dna analysis to be "dangerous" to myself. LOL. > > > > My dad's kit is > > 258368 at FTdna. He (Leo > > Heiland) just passed away, so I won't likely be able to do a Big Y test > > because FTdna says it likely will require additional saliva. However, my > > brothers are living, so I could do the Big Y test at some point by asking > > one of them. > > > > His results so far is R-M222+, DF 85-. > > > > The M222 Project administrators at FtDNA suggested I ask you for advice > on > > which other tests would be most beneficial to me to learn more specific > > details. They said that I need to look "up stream" of DF 85, which I > > understand in theory, but neither they or I know which tests to explore > > next. They encouraged me to ask you. > > > > Would you kindly provide me with some direction? I know you get a lot of > > requests, so I understand if you are busy. > > > > Teresa Heiland > > (Daughter of an Irishman without an Irish name.) > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >