User talk:Andrew L (2005)

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Why did you remove Dála when it was being used correctly? When one is referring to a sequence of Dáils (sic) the plural Dála is always used. FearÉIREANN \(caint)  01:16, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Dia duit. You are quite right that Dála is the plural Dáil. However, the sentence implies a singular usage. The sentence originally (and now reverted I see) says "Each successive Dála was the successor of the earlier one". This could be restated as either "Successive Dála were the successors of previous ones and the legitimate parliaments of the Irish Republic" or "Each successive Dáil was the successor of an earlier one and the legitimate parliament of the Irish Republic" (the latter being my proposed amendment).01:39, 11 November 2005 (UTC)