This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: barbaraseto Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.lex.general/2799.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: so you are saying that the name started out as Finnelly and was changed to Fennelly? was that just in this county in Ireland that it was changed? in my tree it stayed as Finnelly except one person changed it over to Finley. Not sure what you mean. My relative was listing it as Finnelly in 1834. thank you for your response. I am having trouble tracing my family back and the Fennelly spelling may help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.