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Article needs cleaned up a bit. Hopefully I'll get a chance to do so soon. zoney ▓   ▒ talk 15:39, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)

someone has a very dundalkish view of the world... Djegan 21:49, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Is this really necessary?

A 80 kilometre (50 mile) radius brings in Ireland’s two main cities, Dublin and Belfast, increasing the catchment to in excess of 3 million

So what? take any arbitrary point on the map of Ireland, draw a 50 mile radius and bingo you'll have a "catchment area" of a million or so. I somehow doubt that it brings a warm glow to Dubliners and Belfast-ers to know that they are in Dundalk's "catchment" area!Mcgahon 09:05, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Also, the external website linked from the infobox isn't quite right. That's a link to Dundalk Town Council's site (which is already linked at the bottom) It deals mainly with administrative matters, planning applications etc. and wouldn't be a particularly useful site for anyone looking for, say, tourist information or more on Dundalk's historyMcgahon 09:10, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

On the first issue (catchment) you have a point, it sounds like an advert. On the second (website), of anything the councils website is the best option as if we were to allow anything else then their would, undoubtably, be a daily change to someones blog/b&b/cornershop/church/community/... website to get primary attention. Council websites are a first good call. Djegan 18:45, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

I suppose my point was that the council's info is already linked below the main article. I don't mean to suggest that the infobox link be replaced by another website, but it does look like it's some sort of official website of dundalk, when it is more concerned with dry administrative matters. I'll edit the "catchment area" bit and leave the infobox for now, but if dundalk town council's site is going to remain in the infobox, surely it should be removed from the externa links below the main article?Mcgahon 14:07, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Incidentally, just looking at that catchment area business again, even the first bit's not quite right. The actual catchment area of Dundalk would be the North Louth, South Armagh area, possibly at a stretch extending to a bit of East Co. Monaghan and Cavan - people from Carrickmacross and Castleblayney do some business and shopping in Dundalk. 30 miles would bring in Newry and Drogheda which would be towns/cities of equivalent size to Dundalk with their own catchment areas. I don't have any stats to hand, but the apppropriate catchment area for Dundalk would probably be more like a 15 mile radius and would be a good bit under 100,000Mcgahon 14:16, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Dundalk is also a town in Maryland, near Baltimore. It was named so because the founding father in America, McShane, was originally from Dundalk Ireland.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.55.37.155 (talk • contribs) .

Thats mentioned on the Dundalk, Maryland article. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 05:31, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Why is there a link to the company Digiweb under Services? It's a completely commercial company, not municipal or state-sponsored. This page shouldn't be a business directory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.111.101 (talk) 00:52, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What are people from Dundalk called

Dundalkers? Dundalkians? please shed some light. Possibly Dundalkish?

People from Dundalk are called: "People from Dundalk". (Or by their first names if you are on speaking terms :).

If someone put a gun to your head and asked you to apply a one-word label to a person from Dundalk, then "Dundalker" would probably be the safest bet. However, it's not a term that is in common use. Or, at least, not as naturally understood as Corkonian or Dubliner or NewYorker or Manchunian or similar.

"Dundalker" definitely ISN'T a common use term that would find it's way here for example.

What's wrong with "person from Dundalk" anyway? Why the need to apply a one word label? Not everywhere has "one word labels" for it's inhabitants. People from Belfast don't have a label. Nor those from Cardiff. Or those from Amsterdam. Etc. Etc. Guliolopez 17:29, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

It was not my intention to cause offence, I merely did not know the answer to this query. I have relatives in Dundalk and did know what the name for someone from there was. Sorry if you thought I was being offence towards people from Dundalk.Quick Reference 08:56, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Education

This section contains a list of primary and secondary schools. Are any of these notable? If not remove is advised. Djegan 21:06, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Town Size

The new information and citation provided both contradict the given information and misrepresent the information given as well. First of the citation was switched from a primary source, the cso data for the 2006 census, to an secondary source in which the author does not even cite where he has obtained his information, though this information would seem to be based upon the census information it seems to be more based upon estimates from some other source. Also the information presented in the secondary source does not work with was is stated in the text. The article states that "Within legally defined boundaries, Dundalk has a population of 29,037 inhabitants", where as the population in the new source has Dundalk having 33,730 inhabitants. If one were to look as the cso information it would see that within the legally defined boundaries Dundalk, as of the 2006 census, does have a population of 29,037, where as the population of the town and it's surrounding environs, which would be considered outside of the legally defined boundaries would be, based upon the cso data, 35,085. Where the new source gets it's 33,730 number from is well pretty much a mystery. As for Drogheda, it's town population, within it's boundaries, is 28,973, and with it's environs outside of it's boundaries included it would be 35,096, the environs of Drogheda extend into both Counties Louth and Meath. The new source list as having a population 34,336 inhabitants. Now based upon the current stated text, Dundalk would be the larger of the two being that it has population of 29,037 compared to 28,973 for Drogheda within their respective legally defined boundaries. Where as if the environs were included, which are outside of the legally defined boundaries of the respective towns, then Drogheda would be considered the larger with 35,096 compared to 35,085. So either way what is current stated in the article does not work with the numbers. So first off the source needs to be changed back to the cso, being that is is a primary and verifiable source, as opposed to about.com. Second either the information presented need s to be revered back to it's previous statement, of Dundalk being the larger based upon the legally defined boundaries or that it needs to be restated to say that Drogheda is the larger based upon legally defined boundaries and the surrounding environs. Otherwise the information being presented, while it would not be picked up on by the average person, would still be false and misleading. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 21:14, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

In terms of town size "legally defined boundaries" doesn't mean very much and the CSO stats tend to recognise this. Usually the "legal boundary" only means a Town Council or other Local Authority area; not by any means the same thing as a town or city. Sarah777 (talk) 21:30, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I would have to disagree with you on that one. The CSO stats, in general don't tend to place an emphasis on one stat as oppose to the other, however while they do tend to favor the listing in order by total population (which they define as the population of the town proper, he legally defined boundary, with that of it's suburbs and environs), it does differentiate between the total population, the population within the legally defined boundary, and the population of the suburbs and environs only (as seen on pg 119 of the report "Table 7: Persons in each town of 1,500 population and over, distinguishing those within legally defined boundaries and in suburbs or environs, 2002 and 2006". And whether or not this "mean very much" is subject to another debate altogether. Anyhow your does not address the issues present in the articles, this one and the one on Drogheda, those being.

• The replacement of a primary source with a secondary source with no source for it's information.
• The current contradiction of this statement: legally defined boundaries, Dundalk is the second largest town in Ireland with a population of 29,037 inhabitants, Drogheda is the largest., the contradiction being with the population number, the source number, and the statement. The previous version was correct based upon the statistical information giving in the cso report.

--Boothy443 | trácht ar 02:25, 9 March 2008 (UTC)