Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Folk Music Society of Ireland


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The result was merge to Hugh Shields. I think there's a stronger consensus for Hugh Shields above the other suggested targets. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 05:25, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Folk Music Society of Ireland

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I found no reliable coverage. Weirdly enough for an organization founded in 1971, the article is only sourced to Wordpress. Hoax? SL93 (talk) 02:38, 24 December 2021 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:02, 31 December 2021 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  11:59, 7 January 2022 (UTC) Relisting comment: for clearer consensus on merge target Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star   Mississippi  01:09, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. SL93 (talk) 02:39, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. SL93 (talk) 02:39, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 11:51, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Merge/redirect (to Irish folk music/Irish traditional music, perhaps to the related "revival" section). A very quick WP:BEFORE search confirms that this is not a hoax. Unclear what, following the nom's own BEFORE, would prompt that suggestion. However, while reliable sources confirm that the subject does/did exist (including Irish Traditional Music Archive, Irish Times and related Archive/Library sources) I'm not seeing sufficient sources to establish independent notability. Recommend summarising (to that which can be supported by ideally non-primary sources), and merging to Irish folk music or Irish music collecting or similar. Guliolopez (talk) 13:25, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Merge target - Irish music collecting seems very suitable. Ingratis (talk) 02:55, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge: The only reliable source, the Irish Times, contains SIGCOV of its founder Hugh Shields and only has a passing mention of the subject. Merge to a section in Hugh Shields. Multi7001 (talk) 04:30, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge to Hugh Shields: as above. It seems the society fizzled out with Shields' death. It may be that offline sources have more to say about it, in which case it can be recreated. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:37, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge to Hugh Shields as more specific than Irish folk music (which could also work, mind you). This very much existed but indeed may have faded after its founder moved on. It actually probably would warrant an article but there's a reference sourcing problem, not uncommon for voluntary bodies in that period (even major organisations are often poorly covered, especially if sub-national or focused on a less talked-about topic).  So a merge-with-potential if someone could find the right book or set of magazines, I'd hope. SeoR (talk) 07:51, 17 January 2022 (UTC)


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