Talk:Limavady

Broighter Gold?
Not much point saying what a gem this is if you don't explain what it actually IS! 81.159.61.116 02:34, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Londonderry Air
I have amended the text. It previously claimed that it was Jane Ross, the original transcriber of the melody, who used it for the song "Danny Boy". This was impossible. Ross published the music in 1855, and the Danny Boy lyrics were not added until ca. 1910. It is not clear if the melody originally had any lyrics, but if it did they probably were in Gaelic or some other local language. Sussmanbern (talk) 04:43, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit-warring over sports teams
An anonymous editor is edit-warring my perfectly valid edit to list the sports teams in order of prominence. Limavady United FC is a prominent football team, playing in the second tier of national football in NI. Limavady Cricket Club is similar. Unless Wolfhounds GAC are of equivalent standing (i.e. among the top 20 or so senior clubs in Ulster), they do not deserve to be listed above either of the other teams. Mooretwin (talk) 16:55, 31 October 2008 (UTC)


 * And where is the wikipedia policy which says this?194.125.35.200 (talk) 16:56, 31 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Where is the WP policy that says Gaelic clubs should be listed ahead of other clubs? In the absence of a policy on this, we need to employ some kind of rationale. Mooretwin (talk) 17:00, 31 October 2008 (UTC)


 * The edit-warring continues. Why are anonymous editors attempting to impose an irrational order in the list of sports clubs? Mooretwin (talk) 11:40, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Scots name?
The infobox gives Limavadie as the Ulster Scots version of Limavady. Have we any reliable sources to support this? ~Asarlaí 20:46, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Since it's been a week and nobody has provided sources, I've removed the Scots name. If you can find a source, please post it here before re-adding the name. ~Asarlaí 18:05, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Spelling of Binevenagh
Please look at the following links for proof that people other than google call it Binevenagh ...


 * The Northern Ireland Forestry Service: http://www.forestserviceni.gov.uk/index/forests-in-northern-ireland/forests-in-the-east-region/binevenagh-forest.htm
 * Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland: http://www.causewaycoastandglens.com/Portals/2/walkroutes/walk14.jpg


 * The BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blueprint/offthebeatentrack/binevenagh.shtml


 * Countryside Access & Activities Network for Northern Ireland: http://www.walkni.com/Walk.aspx?ID=176

But the local Council and others refer to it by its proper name Benevenagh

Limavady Borough Council: http://www.limavady.gov.uk/visiting/activities/16/18/

NI Government: http://roadimprovements.roadsni.gov.uk/limavadybypass09-05.pdf

Planning Appeals Commission: http://roadimprovements.roadsni.gov.uk/limavadybypass09-05.pdf

Limavady Planning and Development Services Committee: http://www.limavady.gov.uk/filestore/documents/minutes/310505-road-service-consultations.pdf

The Irish Naturalist 1914: http://www.jstor.org/pss/25524261

Travel In Ireland: http://tyrone.travelinireland.com/tyrone/history/history.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.71.75 (talk) 00:06, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Your first link mentions the forest owned by the Forest Service who spells it Binevenagh and the second and third are the same reference. The fourth mentions a name of a street (Benevenagh Drive) and not the mountain. The fifth is regarding freshwater shells and I doubt if the person was referring to the mountain. The last link is to an unofficial tourist website the OFFICIAL tourist board for Northern Ireland does not use your spelling http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/search.aspx?Keywords=Binevenagh. Bjmullan (talk) 10:38, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Apparently you cannot even follow a link. Every offical Government office refers to it by its proper name BENEVENAGH--81.187.71.75 (talk) 22:13, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * EVERY offical government office? http://www.forestserviceni.gov.uk Please move on. Bjmullan (talk) 22:46, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Drug capital of NI
We all know Limavady is the drug capital of northern ireland and is basically only still surviving because of the local drug economy. http://www.derryjournal.com/county/Major-drug-dealers-in-Limavady.6146135.jp So perhaps this should be added? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.1.221 (talk) 17:32, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Townlands
The tag i inputted into the townlands section about original research is to do not with the Irish origins of the townlands or the names of places. Heck if i disputed that i wouldn't spend half my time adding sources and derive tags to Northern Ireland places. Its about the unsourced claims of what townlands constitute Limavady.

However the introduction is bogus. Not all townlands are derived from Irish. The townlands of Whitehead, Randalstown, White Abbey, White House, Gracehill, Hightown etc. etc. etc. are all English and as the names and boundaries of Irelands townlands was drawn-up and defined by the English administration around the Plantation time. The townlands of today were created by the English, they were only based on (and mostly named after) native land divisions which weren't all the same (i.e. bailes, tates or ploughlands). A link to the townlands article would be more than suffice that the controversial introduction added in without sources to back it up. Mabuska (talk) 23:05, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Eh the vast majority of townland names come from Irish. And the English may have redefined townland boundaries but the townland system is much older and native to Ireland, it does not exist in Britain or Continental Europe. Why would you try to downplay that? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townland

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