Talk:Newry

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[edit] Vandal alert

Any edit applied to this page by 217.33.82.4 (see this Talk page) should be treated with suspicion. They come from St Colman's College in Newry which has a track record for vandalism here and on other pages. -- RHaworth 10:56, 2005 Jan 21 (UTC)

[edit] Why dropped

The following looks like a sensible comment:

When speaking in Irish the full name of the town is rarely used; instead it is abbreviated to An tIúr which when spoken sounds like "Nur", leading to the modern English name.

But I will leave it to a Gaelic speaker to re-instate it. -- RHaworth 10:56, 2005 Jan 21 (UTC)

It was incorrect in pronunciation, and the statement applies to written as well as spoken Irish - the distinction is between modern and older Irish, not verbal and written Irish. The parallel between the English name and the Irish one isn't exceptionally distinct (looking at the actual pronunciation) so I don't think it warrants particular mention. I replaced it with the following:
In modern Irish the full name of the town is rarely used; instead it is abbreviated to An tIúr (pron. "on ture").
zoney ♣ talk 13:34, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] City Status

While I understand that Newry has official city status from the Queen, does anyone agree that it would be reasonable for us to add that most people regard it as a town? (The same goes to Lisburn and Armagh) Jonto 21:26, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

On a different point, Newry is a city in the sense of honourific status - however it is not a distinct administrative unit. Djegan 21:29, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
Newry is a city, period.

[edit] Questions

Is anyone else having trouble with the photograph on the far left side of the screen?
Namely, unable to see the top half of the toolbar because the picture is obstructing that part of the screen.
Is there any way to fix it so that the first photo takes up less space?

Ruthfulbarbarity 20:35, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

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