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Irish name
editI wonder if the use of the irish name "Oileán an Ghuail" is appropriate, considering that, unlike the majority of placenames in the surrounding area, "Coalisland" appears to have originated from an English, rather than an Irish description (There are two different explanations 1) that there was an island in the town or 2) that it came from the nearby placename "Springisland"), Either way, the English name came first, and the addition of an Irish name is misleading - these really should be used only to help understand the derivation of placenames- as it is (generally) not used by locals and suggests ancient Irish roots.Jdilworth771 (talk) 23:42, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
- The new WP:IMOS states that "For places in Northern Ireland whose names are derived from English, the other names should only appear in the infobox along with a source". Not all articles have been brought into line yet. ~Asarlaí 17:57, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
- Yep, we're a bit slow on updating all the articles lol Mabuska (talk) 18:32, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
According to the 1991 census, Coalisland North and Coalisland South had an Irish-speaking population of 52.8% and 45.4 percent, respectively. If this is accurate, shouldn't it be worthy of mention in this article? 64.88.170.40 (talk) 21:32, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
Scots
editAny references that predate the 1990s showing that Scots-speakers have used or do habitually use Collislann? I bet that's pronounced exactly the same as how a Scots-speaker would pronounce Coalisland. 92.11.52.106 (talk) 20:04, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
- Doesn't matter as the infobox names refer to modern names. Mabuska (talk) 10:41, 8 August 2011 (UTC)