I just realised that site has 1/9/1946 for that Fr Whelan. Have the Americans always put their day and month back to front???? If so, it should be 9th Jan.
Their date could be his funeral if it was January.
I have it written down in a letter from my Grandad's cousin from Belfast.
It was his uncle, his mother was Sarah Whelan (my gg nan) she was the only one of the Whelans that didnt move to the U.S.A.
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