Willie: Just a brief note of thanks to you and yours and all the great work you do. Even though both sides of my family came from the Kill area and my wife's parental grandparents were from the Modeligo area, it's only recently that I've learned so much about them and Waterford. One interesting piece of my puzzle that I am working on is the possibility that Patrick "Fad" Brown, the mayor of Waterford in the 1950s or early 60s was my mother's first cousin. We were in Waterford during the summer of 2001 and drove down the coast road from Tramore to Dungarvan. Had I known about the copper coast tourist "stuff" that trip would have been much more rewarding. Next for sure we'll check it out. There's a professor of history named William Mulligan at Murrray State University in Kentucky who has done a lot of research into the copper mine at Bonmahon. Do you guys know of each other? Thanks again Luke Foley