To Jann: When did your Phelans leave Ireland? Mary Austin On Tue, 07 Aug 2001 13:38:07 -0500 Chris Doehring <kcd2@swbell.net> writes: > > All biographies point to North Sydney as where my Phelans were. > My > > gggg grandfather was Maurice Phelan, probably Alexander Maurice > Phelan > > to be exact. He was a barrel maker. The majority of his children > were > > born there. I'm not up on Nova Scotia research other than I did > find > > Maurice in the 183? Cape Breton Census. I keep looking though. > I've > > only made a connection to Fr. Phalen because it is noted in one > bio > > and one obit that they are cousins. Chris sorry for the late > reply. > > > > My Whalen's came to U.S from County Waterford thur Nova Scotia > also. have > > tried to find them in Waterford? > > Jann Whalen Parks > > > > Please check Remus Free Summer Music Program at www.remusmusic.org > <http://www.remusmusic.org> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris Doehring" <kcd2@swbell.net> <mailto:kcd2@swbell.net> > > To: <PHELAN-L@rootsweb.com> <mailto:PHELAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 2:31 PM > > Subject: [Phelan] Re: PHELAN-D Digest V01 #90 > > > > > >> My Phelans all came from Waterford, thru Nova Scotia. Any > canadian > >> Phelans out there who know they were related to either Father > David > >> Vincent Phalen or Father David Samuel Phelan, both of North > Sydney, Nova > >> Scotia? Fr. Phalen was the editor of the Antigonish Casket (F. > Xavier > >> University's paper at the turn ot the century) and Fr. Phelan was > the > >> editor and co-owner of "The Western Watchman" one of the longest > >> running Catholic newspapers in America (located in St. Louis) at > the > >> turn of the century. > >> > >> Chris Doehring > >> St. Louis, MO > >> > >> > > > > ==== PHELAN Mailing List ==== > Irish toast: May the grass grow long on the road to hell for want > of use. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.