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" <gr>. Pete