Hello all, Knowing David has interests in Connemara I wonder if he is looking for Ross off Lettercallow on the Island of Lettermore. It was described as an Island to me but looking on a map it appears to be connected to the mainland near Lettercallow school. I don't know if access was tidal or if anyone lives there now. It is pronounced Russ in Gaelic as in Russell Rgds to all PeteScherm@aol.com wrote: Pádraig at pcasey@compuserve.com writes: << Since "ros" means "headland" in Irish, and since Ireland is an island, I guess there must be heck of a lot of Rosses there, heh heh. >> Pádraig, That's partially true, and that was when I was happiest - finding a Ross townland on the coast. But many are inland, such as the Ross SE of Loughrea. In this case, an alternative definition of "wooded" takes-over. This Ross is on the eastern slopes of the Slieve Aughty mountains and in a heavily-wooded area. Of course, when you have a wooded headland, you have "the best of both words" . Pete ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== Galway, City of Tribes: http://www.irishholidays.com/ggtest.shtml Ireland GenWeb Co. Galway site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlgal/Galway.html To unsub or change your Irl-Galway mailing mode: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-GALWAY.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Win a castle for NYE with your mates and Yahoo! Messenger