Talk:County Westmeath

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[edit] 1543 origin?

As far as I know Westmeath was created in November 1542. What's the source of the 1543 origin? 86.42.76.166 21:28, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

The Act was passed in the regnal year 34 Hen. 8, i.e. 22 Apr. 1542 - 21 Apr. 1543, so if it was enacted at a date in November it would certainly have been in 1542. It's called the "Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543", though, in the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 of the Oireachtas. Could it be that it's the convention, when "converting" regnal years into calendar years to use the last date of the calendar year (hence the 1543)? If you've a source for the November date, that would settle it as 1542. -- Picapica (talk) 19:09, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bovine cows

From the section on Westmeath cattle: Breeds of bovine cows have become more commercial than older breeds.

I may be missing something here, but aren't "bovine cows" as tautological as equine horses, feline cats, canine dogs, and porcine pigs? I could guess that the quoted sentence is perhaps trying to say that there is now more money in beef herds than in dairy -- but the author's making it very hard work for the reader!

I also wonder, by the way, whether all the stock-breeding and horse-raising information currently in the article (as well as being in need of a fair bit of attention spelling-, punctuation-, and sentence-construction-wise) wouldn't be better placed in a separate article on Westmeath animal husbandry. -- Picapica (talk) 19:29, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Agree! But the "we own Westmeath" folk seem to be devout ruralists. The have removed photos of boating on the Shannon in Athlone (not mine btw) as "irrelevant" and don't like "mainstream" shots and obviously think bovines are still Westmeath's main source of wealth; which I doubt! (Sarah777 (talk) 20:11, 29 December 2007 (UTC))