Hi list , As you must all know now Pete cannot post to the list , I think rootsweb is working on it But they are very slow with this , so I am forwarding Pete's answer to my question re Ardabrane So, if I had suspected Ardasbaun was really Ardabaun, I would have gone to the Discovery and TI maps....... which would have shown me that the townland is actually Ardabaun. Two out of three is usually enough for me . But I'm still not happy about the extra "r" in there (the ane vs. aun is not a problem). I couldn't see how it could a transcription error (an extra letter) or an oral mis-hearing - although the latter might be more likely Anyway, excuses aside, Ardabaun is just 3 miles due west of Castlemaine village/town, right along the north shore of the River Maine estuary. I've been near there (the old Keel church, in the next townland to the north), but never had reason to visit the townland. There are only 5 or 6 housed in the townland at the current time. Pete **************************************