On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:30:20 -0000, "Terry" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Having worked for the Ordnance Survey for many years as a Cartographic >Surveyor can I ask some questions first!.............. Sure. Thanks. >1. Was it "boat drain" or "Boat Drain?" >2. On what scale map did you see it? >3. Did it appear on more than one sheet? Boat Drain 6" OS maps of Ireland, made around 1830, It did, on maps covering several different counties. (Unfortunately I can't show you a copy because it would cost me EUR30 (that's about STG5000, I think) to buy a copy of a section of the relevant sheet.) The Boat Drains seemed to lead off larger bodies of water (that might well have been navigable, at least by small boats) and to lead straight inland, but for only short distances. bjg
