Dear Cara Question As no one is utilising the list at the moment, I was wondering what you may be doing to brighten the days here on the list.? Answer Well I have been currently updating the Old Kilbride and New Kilbride Cemetery trancsriptions from scribblings I noted in 2003 and photos I took of the headstones, imagine my surprise when I found I have a few new ones after cross referencing with the Brian Cantwell details. for Old Kilbride. Question So now this work is nearing its completion what will you be doing with the data.? Answer Well my greatest desire was to post it onto a web site, where anyone can acess it-but being the dummy I am I have no idea how to build one, so will be possibly no promises posting them all in full to the Irish Tombstone list. Question So what then, is there more in the pipe line for you to continue to do? Answer Well yes there is I would like to finish transcribing some old news copy that I have to post to the list, I have now almost completed one of the Mine captains families of Avoca and that has proven to be very fulfilling, and indeed very interesting. Question What do you mean Mine captains? Answer Seven mine captains were attached to the Avoca Mines around the late 1800's and I have located two of them and built there family trees to the best of my ability, I would like to locate the other five, and have that on the fire cooking. A mine captain being the leader of a group of men. Question Were the mines of any great value to the area of Avoca. Answer Well like any work, be it mining or something else - of course was of value in its prime.But I think as mining began to fade, some of these miners drifted to the four corners of the world, and others turned their hand to farming. Question So Cara, why are you sitting her answering my questions, when I can see you have a million things, to do, and a list to aid and help. Answer Well because I would like to see more input to the list, is why I stopped to answer these questions, now get out of here you cheeky beggar, and lets see how many of these listers are fast enough to catch me in Old Kilbride, or indeed New Kilbride where the grasss is so soft you sink to your ankles and the graveyard is so neat, you could cry when you remember the state I first found Old kilbride and my beloved Castlemac in ............now thats another story, so you get on home to your ma and tell her she needs you. Cheers C