Sgurr wrote:Hope this might encourage other people back to replace rohan
P. was discovered by someone to whom it later gave its name
I don't usually do this thread. Living in Birmingham I'm not really immersed in the culture and history of Scotland... wish I knew more...
But is this James "Paraffin" Young of Glasgow, the discovery of paraffin, and his part in the world's first oil refinery in Bathgate?
PS CharlesT, if you are taking a look at all, I noticed your earlier reference to the Illiad. My daughter carries it everywhere: it is by far her favourite book.
tim