Posted By:	Stephen O'Brien
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	Subject:	O'BRIEN/BRIEN??
	Post Date:	January 09, 2009 at 05:43:35
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/obrien/messages/4326.html
	Forum:	O'Brien Family Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/obrien/

Tracing O'BRIEN ancestry, often come across BRIEN/BRYAN.... I trust to have found O'Brien ancestors on the Griffiths Land Valuation in Kilcoole (Co. Wicklow, Ireland) under the surname, BRIEN I do realise that names were often spelt as heard, but can anyone account for the missing 'O', and/or why might it have been added? Suggestions/reasons gratefully received