Another "county" heard from. My G Grandfather was Martin Whalen but he was also known as O'Phalen. oral history says that he and Grandma Ellen Powers Whalen offered a lady a ride in their buggy and she said "you are the O'Phalen's? and put her leg right in thier clock they were taking to have fixed. the glass is still broke on the front is still broke Jann Whalen Parks Please check Remus Free Summer Music Program at www.remusmusic.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Lien" <dlien@theboss.net> To: <PHELAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:38 PM Subject: [Phelan] Re: The Spelling of Phelan > Hello All, > > Just a word of advice for all you Phelan/Phalen/Whelan etc. researchers > out there -- do not discount the variant spellings of this last name. I > was quite surprised when I read what my g-grandfather, Philip PHALEN, > put down on his marriage certificate for his parents names -- Michael > and Catherine PHELAN. When Philip came to North America, he was listed > on the ship's list as Philip PHELAN but after that, he was always called > Philip PHALEN. In other words, we Phelans likely ARE all related!! > > Donna (Phalen) Lien > > > ==== PHELAN Mailing List ==== > Irish Proverb: A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >