Talk:Newry
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[edit] Pronunciation?
What is the correct pronunciation of Newry? If it's relevant, I might possibly add a note to the Newry, PA page -- nobody there knows the correct - or at least ORIGINAL pronunciation either. - Wishkres 15:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Vandal alert
Any edit applied to this page by 217.33.82.4 (see this Talk page) should be treated with suspicion. They come from St Colman's College in Newry which has a track record for vandalism here and on other pages. -- RHaworth 10:56, 2005 Jan 21 (UTC)
[edit] Why dropped
The following looks like a sensible comment:
- When speaking in Irish the full name of the town is rarely used; instead it is abbreviated to An tIúr which when spoken sounds like "Nur", leading to the modern English name.
But I will leave it to a Gaelic speaker to re-instate it. -- RHaworth 10:56, 2005 Jan 21 (UTC)
- It was incorrect in pronunciation, and the statement applies to written as well as spoken Irish - the distinction is between modern and older Irish, not verbal and written Irish. The parallel between the English name and the Irish one isn't exceptionally distinct (looking at the actual pronunciation) so I don't think it warrants particular mention. I replaced it with the following:
- In modern Irish the full name of the town is rarely used; instead it is abbreviated to An tIúr (pron. "on ture").
- zoney ♣ talk 13:34, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
[edit] City Status
While I understand that Newry has official city status from the Queen, does anyone agree that it would be reasonable for us to add that most people regard it as a town? (The same goes to Lisburn and Armagh) Jonto 21:26, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
- On a different point, Newry is a city in the sense of honourific status - however it is not a distinct administrative unit. Djegan 21:29, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
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- Newry is regarded as a town by most inhabitants
[edit] Questions
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- Is anyone else having trouble with the photograph on the far left side of the screen?
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- Namely, unable to see the top half of the toolbar because the picture is obstructing that part of the screen.
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- Is there any way to fix it so that the first photo takes up less space?
Ruthfulbarbarity 20:35, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
why is the 6 county map used to indicate Newry's location? This gives the impression that we live on the south coast of an island?????
[edit] Diversity
Quote: 89.6% were from a Catholic background and 9.4% were from a Protestant background
That is 100%? Somehow I don't think that's right! Surely 100% of the population of Newry does not show loyalty to ONLY those two; what about those that say 'none'? This is definately a dodgy fact.
88.110.72.249 23:49, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
