A public lecture on the career of William Bald, a Scottish ehgineer, who once lived in Castlebar, will be given by Mr. Paul Duffy, a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Ireland. Bald surveyed the county of Mayo and produced a detailed map in 25 sheets which, even today, would be hard to surpass. If you are interested, or have some information on Bald, you should go along to the Mayo County Council Training Centre beside Aras an Chontae on the Mall, on Tuesday night. The lecture, which marks the 150th anniversary of William Bald's death, commences at 8 pm.

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