I found the book at AbeBooks. Shipping to the US was almost as much as the book but, if it is as good as you say the $17.00 was well spent. Thank you for the tip. Linda -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: <odavey@nbnet.nb.ca> > Someone on the list raised this issue a couple of weeks ago. A 1987 tour guide > of NI which I have states that the distance from Donaghadee to Portpatrick, > Scotland is 21 miles. Local fishermen from Donaghadee would row passengers > across to Scotland on calm days for 5UK pounds. This was in the 1850s. > ref: The Visitors Guide to Northern Ireland, Rosemary Evans, Moorland Publishing > Co, UK, 1987.pp. 64-65 > There is some terrific info in this little book but the Copyright is so > comprehensive that I do not think I can do more than paraphrase references. > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 25 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message