Thanks very much I truly had no idea what it was.......... Cara ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "low Rootsweb" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] MORE BITS PIECES 4-SS Portaferry ( Captain Murray) with "slack" for the manure Co. ( dare I ask what slack is?) >From Port Ayr. Of course you dare, there's not much would scare you Cara ......... Slack or sleck was (is) a term used for small coal, almost dust, often finings left after washing or grading larger coal ..................... I think it might have been this. All of this gleaned from the Wicklow Newsletter. *************************************** 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message *************************************** 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.76/2183 - Release Date: 06/17/09 05:53:00