Talk:Buncrana

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REMOVED - Mary Doherty is hardly a notable citizen —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.73.141.157 (talk) 22:51, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Niggeer?

For those of us who don't speak any Irish Gaelic, can someone enlighten us as to what "local niggeer" means? 72.106.153.248 (talk) 01:23, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Although I can't speak Gaelic, I'm pretty sure from the context that it was vandalism that slipped through the net. I changed it to Local Authority for the town, which is the text prior to change by an IP editor.Nigel Ish (talk) 16:04, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Buncrana history

In the section on Buncrana history mention is made of John Newton a slave trader who came to Buncrana and Lough Swilly. This is a complete work of fiction. No eveidence exists that shows John Newton in Buncrana or Lough Swilly at any time during his life. This is constantly re-Instated when corrected. The editors who re-instated this fiction have no connection to Buncrana or any understanding or knowledge of local history here in Buncrana. If these self appointed “editors” can show one credible piece of evidence for John Newtons presence in Buncrana I will happily let them have their history on the Buncrana wiki page, otherwise leave it to local historians like us to maintain the truth. Slavary ghost (talk) 21:34, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

@Slavary ghost: This does seem to be correct; thank you for explaining. I conducted some research and only could verify the information about John Newton and Amazing Grace - but nothing about Buncrana. There is only one weak source I found, [1], though it cites the same website as the paragraph you removed - so it isn't any better. I apologize earlier for not conducting a thorough investigation on the validity that now appears to be questionable. That said, nothing appears to be wrong right now, though I am also interested to hear what other editors have to say on this. ComplexRational (talk) 02:39, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

@Slavary ghost and ComplexRational: Please consider the following from the local press which I believe should qualify as a WP:RS:

"Buncrana's Amazing story brings people together". Inishowen Independent. October 7, 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

Some may believe this is a "yarn" dating to "around 2010" invented by "a gang of happy clappy English bible bible bashers"; nevertheless, several politicians have allowed their names to be associated with the story, including the local mayor Peter McLaughlin and national-level figures Jonathan Bell (politician) and Martin McGuinness. Therefore, IMO the paragraph should be reinserted with the added reference to the local press. YBG (talk) 18:51, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

I propose that the following paragraph be inserted in the article:

When John Newton and his shipmates on The Greyhound found a haven in Lough Swilly on 8 April 1748 after a devastating Atlantic storm, he saw his survival as divine intervention, the answer to prayer. The refuge of the Swilly and Buncrana area laid a spiritual foundation for a reformed later life. In 1764 he became a Church of England clergyman and subsequently, as curate at Olney in Buckinghamshire, an anti-slavery activist and renowned hymnist famous for writing “Amazing Grace”.

References

YBG (talk) 19:03, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Buncrana history

There is no evidence that John Newton was ever in Lough Swilly. He never set foot in Buncrana. You are perpetuating a myth. This is not a part of Buncrana History. Slavary ghost (talk) 21:47, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Buncrana History

If the editors can find one solid piece of evidence that John Newton was in Buncrana I will let the edit stand. The only sources cited are from amazing grace.ie and a report on their activities. This is not historical fact. Please don’t include this falsehood in the history of Buncrana. Slavary ghost (talk) 21:54, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Buncrana History

Also I had updated Buncrana GAA list of achievements in recent years yet, once again, people who have no knowledge of Buncrana GAA or it’s status in the Donegal league and championship have seen fit to remove it giving no explanation. Why is Buncrana’s history at the whim of strangers who (at best) have no understanding of our sport, culture and history? and may be deliberately perpetuating a myth to serve some quasi Christian agenda. Slavary ghost (talk) 09:33, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

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