My Father was born Philip Conlan in the town of Cavan in County Cavan in 1918.<br>One of four brothers, he fought in WW2 and lost two brothers to the Japanese. Philip and Patrick survived.<br>Leaving the RAF in 1949, he graduated from Bradford Uni, in England before joining an oil company.<br>After many years with Caltex he retired in 1981, to the island of Guernsey (just of the coast of france).<br>He had 5 children by his wife Barbara. They are Patrick, Sean, Peter, Sheelagh and myself, Seamus.<br>As far as my father remembers, the Conlans were part of the Conn grouping, and were powerful in the area<br>around Cavan and Monaghan, two counties of ancient Ulster. When I was in County Armagh I found<br>many people who knew of my name, but no more than that. I heard of no Conlans in that county,<br>though I met a few Conlons.<p>Yours aye,<br>M Seamus Conlan<br>Captain<br>22 Regiment Royal Artillery<br>Rapier Barracks<br>Kirton in Lindsey<br>England
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