User talk:Lugnad/archive2009

Spanish Armada in Ireland

Thanks for the comment. It's the most interesting part of the Armada story, but only Kilfeather deals with it at length, as far as I know. I suppose national historians on all sides brush over it because their own people don't come out well. I'm trying to improve the article with maps and photos, but don't yet have the software to bring stuff in from outside WP. I see the museum has a gallery of photos - perhaps you could help.--Shtove 21:42, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

re the Museum - do drop in any Saturday or Sunday - If I'm not there ask for Philip Smiley. You might also consider diving associations ClemMcGann 09:46, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Sorry I couldn't make the fund-raising last weekend. Just arrived back from work related commitments in Kerry. Let me know when you are doing it again. Regards. RashersTierney (talk) 19:07, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

KJAV

Dear Glem, as far as I know

• "KJV" stands for King James Version
• "AV" for Authorized Version

Both are identical, containing the whole Bible as translated under James I, including the "Apocrypha".

I have never heard of the term "KJAV" and think it a amalgam of KJV and AV.

Cheers anyway, Str1977 ^{(smile back)} 19:20, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

KJV is the only authorized version. (AV) It's also the only non-copyrighted version.

If you say "AV", you also said "KJV" Get the book "New Age Bible Versions." IT will BLOW you AWAY!!!

By the way, KJV is the 1611 Author-ized Version. It ended 389 yrs before 2000 A.D.

The Old Testamant ended 389 B.C.

Also, the "Apocrypha" are non Canonized books added to the Catholic Bible.

I think he meant the "Apocalypse", Which in the Greek means "The Revelation"

Barach Baruch (talk) 19:22, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Images of LÉ Muirchú and John de Courcy Ireland

Hi there! Excellent work on the maritime articles. Thanks for getting the interest going. I was about to pmail the Maritime Museum to request permission for some images for the above and then realised that you may be connected with them in some way. My email was probably going to end up in your inbox. Either way, would it be possible to copy the images from the following page, by any chance? [1]. Pardon me if I've interpreted this all wrong :) - Alison^✍ 21:45, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Send the email anyway. Those images are from Inis Na Mara published jointly by the Maritime Institute (which is a voluntary body) and the Marine Institute (with is a government body with state funding). So I would have to do some asking for permission. Your email would be a useful trigger. (btw - go to that page again and in your browser click on view->source and check the author). I might have other pictures of Dr Ireland. He was a good friend. ClemMcGann 23:25, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. He was an incredible historian, from all accounts. I can recall seeing him interviewed many times on RTE documentaries. I've sent that mail on - hopefully, it'll help. And yes, I checked the sources!! :-) - Alison^✍ 00:24, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Ali -Check your email, permission granted ClemMcGann 09:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

I met John de Courcy Ireland twice, the guy was a legend. He was a social historian as well as a maritime one too you know, but I guess that much is obvious. I have a Mini Disc recording of an Interview I did with him, where he talks about his life, it was supposed to be a 5 minute interview about his opinions on proposals for a new Marina (he was opposed, as it restricted poorer people from access). He invited me in, made me tea, and the interview lasted the best part of two hours. As I said before, legend. --Irishpunktom\^talk 09:15, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

I would be interested in hearing that recording. He recorded a double CD in which he intertwined the story of his own life and Irish Maritime history. It was pod-casting before that word was invented. He was totally opposed to the Marina. He focused on the old Coal Harbour. It was the last free point of access to Dublin Bay. A pressure group called CHUG was formed. All they achieved in the end was that those who had established usage of the coal harbour could continue, but future access by others would be blocked. Now if you want to launch a boat, you have to join a club or pay a marina company. He sought (and failed) to maintain free access by the public to the bay. ClemMcGann 09:28, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Leopold Bloom

He is already in the list of fictitious Jews. I removed him from the list of Western European Jews, as that is not for fictional characters. However, I am always pleased to see constructive editors on these articles. --Newport 11:54, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Maritime

Suggested, on talk page for this subject that you remove the individual lighthouses as there is already an extensive list I have worked on at: Lighthouses in Ireland. Already, even with the few on your page, there are synchronisation problems. I recommend you just direct readers to that list, where links are available and more are being added every now and then. Your thoughts might be best shared here on the appropriate talk page. Cheers ww2censor 23:44, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Agreed ClemMcGann 23:47, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Apologies

I don't know how I came to delete those names - I'll restore them. --Newport 11:36, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Accepted & Thanks ClemMcGann 21:15, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

I've made some edits to the two articles you mentioned; I hope they are improvements. If you want a substantial discussion, it may be easiest to activate your e-mail. --Newport 12:07, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Oxter

Oxter may well be in Hiberno-English, but it has been in use in Scotland for centuries, and is probably not of Irish origin. --MacRusgail 13:41, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, however it is used in Ireland an is not in the pocket edition (which is the oly one I have to hand) 0f the OED, Perhaps we need a page on Scotts-English? ;) ClemMcGann 21:15, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Celtic High Crosses

Thanks for your comment, Clem! I reckon I've finished it but it needs someone with good spelling to check it out. English spelling, that is! Not US. Someone keeps editting out double letters. It's the same person who writes lite and jail.

About the Crosses- In that article I've been looking at things specifically in or on church buildings. Unfortunately, never having been to Ireland, although, predictably, me granny was born there, not to mention the great-grandfather on the other side who was a "remittance man". Well, he did alright, became the Mayor of Ballarat...... anyway, I've never been to Ireland. Maybe this year will be the year. I spose I ought to explain that I'm sitting here ten thousand miles away on the other side of the planet where everyone, including the aborigines, used to have Irish grandmothers. But now they've all got Chinese and Philippina grandmothers. My grandson has a Chinese grandmother and a quite mad partly-Irish grandmother.

So, anyway, as I was saying, if the crosses haven't got a website to themselves, then they need one and I'm not the person to do it. You'll have to do it yourself. While I write about the Daddis and the Gaddis and the Fredis and the Martinis and the Pollywollys which is going to take me a while.

--Amandajm 13:22, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

I might just do that. I'll be in London for September. I'm interested in ships (well, vessels of all sorts really) as art objects. Sydney's got a couple of Maritime Museums. It's funny actually. There was a volunteer-run museum with a nice collection of craft. But instead of pouring money into the existent one, they created a new National Maritime Museum. I know one of the steam drivers from the Sydney Heritage Fleet quite well- We used to all go out on the Lady Hopetoun or the Waratah for Christmas parties. It was quite beeyootiful, chugging around Sydney Harbour in the evening! [2] I'm an ex-museum person myself. Wouldn't mind finding a museum job in the UK. --Amandajm 15:08, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Clem! --Amandajm 15:26, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Gustav Wilhelm Wolff

I've written a stub; it could easily be lengthened using the link I give. He's also in the List of West European Jews. --Newport 11:48, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

RMS Tayleur

I see you've done work on the Tayleur article in recent past. As a part of my White Star Line project, I expanded the article with additional info, streamlined sections with duplicated/redundant information, and added section headings. If you have a minute, would you mind doing a copyedit for me? Also, if I've stepped on yours or any other editor's toes, I apologize... Thanks!! Akradecki 18:48, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Hmm - perhaps I should've taken a look at your user page before editing. Anyhow, suggestion stands, and if I stepped on toes, feel free to step back ... KapHorn (talk) 07:37, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Celtic Christianity

I've no problem with leaving the Irish, Scots and Welsh lots, but the problem is that the article keeps getting hijacked by Orthodox and fundamentalist Protestant POV-pushers who want to portray the minor (and not so minor) differences between "Celtic" usages and the rest of Western Christendom as a really big deal for their own ends. It appears to have escaped the notice of the Catholic hierarchy that Columban and his very many colleagues in Gaul, Italy, Germany and elsewhere were schismatics or heretics. Even the Easter stuff is overblown; many Irish clergy adopted the standard method of dating Easter at Mag Lene in 630. It was in the Leth Cuin, Wales and Scotland that they were using the old Sulpician method. Anyway, the less rubbish there is, the more chance that the article might get turned into something sensible on the early Irish/Welsh/Scottish/etc churches. It's not as if there aren't plenty of books on the subject ... Cheers ! Angus McLellan (Talk) 23:48, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Charles Bewley

Just want to congraulate you on such a well written article. I'd never heard of this amadan before. Keep up the good work! Fergananim 13:06, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Anglican saints

I note that you claim in Talk:Charles_I_of_England that the Anglican church only have two post-reformation saints. If this is so, then presumably the claim in Charles_I_of_England that "Charles is also the only person to be canonized by the Church of England since the English Reformation" is wrong? Who was the other? How does Charles' canonisation differ from people such as Josephine Butler being added to the calendar? Did the demotion of Charles in Victorian times make him a "saint" no longer in official Anglicanism?--PeterR 15:03, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Reply at User_talk:PeterR#Anglican_Saints —The preceding unsigned comment was added by ClemMcGann (talk • contribs) 22:48, 5 December 2006 (UTC).

Images

Hi Clem! I finally uploaded those images for John de Courcy Ireland and LÉ Muirchú. Took long enough, didn't it? Sorry - I was so lazy/pre-occupied/busy. We just moved to the US a few months back. Anyways - all done now!! Thanks for the help and sorting out the permissions. I'll try to hit the MII article later this week if I can - Alison^✍ 11:04, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Reply at User_talk:Ali-oops#Fair_use_rationale_for_Image:Johnireland.jpg ClemMcGann 11:25, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Clem! New picture would be nice, all right :) - Alison^✍ 11:28, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

New WikiProject

Hi Clem! An idea came to me during an intensely boring moment at work; what do you think if we set up a WikiProject for Irish Maritime articles? Something like Wikipedia:WikiProject_Irish_Maritime perhaps? I'd be glad to do the donkey-work and set up the project & do the administrivia. We could maybe transfer over User:ClemMcGann/maritime and possibly suck in a bunch of other regular Irish/Maritime editors?? Take a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History_and_society#Maritime for starters!

Thoughts?? - Alison^✍ 20:18, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Reply (yes, please) at User_talk:Ali-oops#Maritime ClemMcGann 20:33, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

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I suppose that this is what happens when I absent myself. {{PD-IrishGov}} would have been more appropriate. however since it went orphan, being replaced with Image:Óglaigh na hÉireann.jpg it matters not ClemMcGann (talk) 17:16, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Margaret Bermingham/Ball

Howaya Clem. I'm just wondering what your source for Margaret Bermingham being William Bermingham's sister is? Also, what is the source for her father being Nicholas and, moreover, that Nicholas left England before 1515 (when Margaret is supposed to have been 'born in Skreen') 'due to his opposition to the religious reforms of King Henry VIII'? This last claim sounds particularly dubious for all the obvious chronological reasons. Best regards. Captain Fearnought 00:05, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Try the irish martyrs editors: Corish & Millett, isbn 1-85182-858-3, page81 ClemMcGann (talk) 21:09, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Hey there :)

... good to see you back!! Sorry about WP:IMAR but I'm run off my feet these days. I'll see if I can get some stuff going over the next week or so from your old to-do list. Anyways - welcome back :) - Alison ^❤ 01:23, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

thanks, the museum will be closed until easter 2009, we got govt funds for a complete renovation of the museum, but nowt for artifacts. An aside we took the opportunity to photograph all artifacts and we have a few words to describe each - are you aware of a suitable software to allow flexible searching? ClemMcGann (talk) 01:34, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Sure - what do you want to do? Put them in a database and have, like, a public terminal so people can browse them? PS: good to hear about the funding, too. Nice one :) - Alison ^❤ 01:37, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

correct ClemMcGann (talk) 01:39, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Use Free Software to do it. Load up Linux or something, put a free database on the back-end (like MySQL or PostgreSQL), and run a search engine from a web browser. There's probably already Free software out there already to do that. It'd be easy - the hardest part would be to digitize all the photos and stuff and write up the blurb. Hey waitaminute!! What about using a wiki running locally on a PC? It would be so simple to update and to produce a browsing system (read-only, of course!) - Alison ^❤ 01:58, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

a wiki! thanks for the suggestion ClemMcGann (talk) 16:50, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Curragh.jpg

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MV Kerlogue

Thanks for your reply , invite and change toe the page , makes it 1000% clearer to non ship people like myself Gnevin (talk) 22:41, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

I just stumbled across this article through the link on Gnevin's talk page, and wanted to congratulate you on your great work — it's a wonderful article. May I suggest that you nominate it as a good article? It may need some minor polishing to get approval, but it's very nearly there. As a maritime obsessive, I think that it's great to see coverage of Ireland's maritime traditions, particularly of the under-reported story of shipping during The Emergency, and getting GA status would raise the profile of this article. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 23:59, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. First, since you are an admin, please delete Image:DSCF1048.JPG, I have it up again with a more appropriate name. The entire maritime story is neglected. I'm trying to put a few up, such as Kingstown Lifeboat Disaster, and others. ClemMcGann (talk) 01:09, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Image deleted as requested. You're quite right that it's much neglected, which may be partly why Alison volunteered me to sign up for the project :) I won't be able to much for now, but hope to contribute more later. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 01:47, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

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image

Sorry, too long ago, don't remember anything except extracting that image from a larger map. The source I wrote will be accurate since it is too arbitrary to be anything else, can't help you in locating it in a catalogue though. Good luck. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 14:53, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

George Halpin

Hi - no idea if he was related to the person you mention, though he may well have been. The problem with Halpin (the elder) is that he seems to appear out of nowhere - no-one is able to confirm his date or place of birth, or even exactly what he did before suddenly taking over the position at the Ballast Board. Clearly a very capable man, though. And it wouldn't surprise me if there was some familial link with Robert.

I noticed you've done some work on John Richardson Wigham - I've added a bit to that one. Are there any pictures of him available to use?

Svejk74 (talk) 12:06, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

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FAL again ClemMcGann (talk) 08:04, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

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New requested move at Flag of Ireland

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I just copied and pasted my previous comment on Flag Of Ireland. As you said, its a bit tiresome. Titch Tucker (talk) 02:03, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

James Fintan Lalor

Hello ClemMcGann, I removed some of the information you added, and I just wanted to let you know why. The are types of word we have to avoid, here is two links on it WP:APT the other one is WP:AWW. I got caught on them so many times they are drilled into my head. Now if you are quoting directly from a source you can place the words in " quotation " marks, and that fine. With the other removal, you added information which is not supported by the source used. If you find a source with the information replace it and add a reference. I hope that explains my actions, and if you have any comments on it please let me know, thanks --Domer48_'fenian' 21:28, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Maritime disasters

Hi Clem. I moved the Maritime disaster page to Maritime disasters, plus discussions too. The page was completely corrupted for some reason. Should be OK now. Happy editing. Wallie (talk) 17:50, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Ireland naming dispute compromise proposal

You may be interested in an all-encompassing compromise proposal tabled in respect of the Ireland naming dispute at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(Ireland-related_articles)/Ireland_disambiguation_task_force#Appeal_for_an_all-encompassing_solution Mooretwin (talk) 13:15, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Gaelic and English nautical terms

Hi Clem,

Alison suggested I'd drop a line. I mostly make nl.wiktionary unsafe and I was looking at a few Dutch nautical terms that someone long gone has left us. Many lack any translation, certainly into Gaelic but even in English. The words I'm looking at in particular are heklastig and its antonym koplastig. They are both adjectives. The first refers to the fact that a ship's load is unbalanced such that the aft is lower in the water than the bow, the other one vice versa. Would you know any equivalents?

nl:wikt:Gebruiker:Jcwf Jcwf (talk) 03:25, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Offhand I cannot think of particular single words, I will ask some friends.

A good source for such terms is The Bluejackets' Manual, now available on Google books, see page 232:

When a ship is properly balanced fore and aft (that is, the bow and the stern are at the levels they were designed to be), the ship is said to be in trim. If the bow is lower than the stern, the ship is said to be down by the head or down by the bow. When the stern is lower she is said to be down by the stern.

from [3] ClemMcGann (talk) 17:12, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Alison was right: you'd get us in trim alright ;-). Thanks! Jcwf (talk) 19:10, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

emergency vs neutrality

Hi Clem, I see your point, but these two articles seem to be hopelessly intertwined and I understand the suggestion of a merger has been rejected. how do you feel about an explanatory sentance at the start of each article and removing all the foreign relations from the emergency ( including the section on relations with England, the unity question and the ports)? Porturology (talk) 09:43, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, although we need more on the irish mercantile marine ClemMcGann (talk) 19:41, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Rockall again

Your edited Rockall thus "Iceland considers St Kilda to be a minuscule, effectively uninhabited, islet, categorized under article 121(3) of the Law of the Sea Convention. Furthermore St Kilda lies outside the British territoral sea limit. Therefore it is not a 'equitable' basepoint for an equidistant line." but cited "Ireland and the Law of the Sea"|last=Symmons|first=Clive Ralph|isbn=1858001684|page=236 & 397. So did you really mean Iceland? Are you saying that, although Ireland and UK have agreed a demarcation line. Iceland and UK have not reached such an agreement? (if so then my latest edit is still wrong! On the other hand, if they have reached an agreement then the point is academic and irrelevant, is it not? --Red King (talk) 02:27, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

the book quoted is "Ireland and the Law of the Sea" By Clive Ralph Symmons. There are snippet views on Google Books.

A meeting under the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea is scheduled for May 2009. It will attempt to resolve these issues. Ireland and Britain have a demarkation line, Iceland and Denmark have another. Although Ireland agrees that Rockall lies within the British demarkation, Ireland has not conceded the Britain actually owns the rock. see [4]

Furthermore Iceland is claiming a vast tract to the West of Ireland. Their claim is that Irish and British rights are limited to the continental shelf. ClemMcGann (talk) 02:55, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

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User:ClemMcGann/Sandbox

As noted in the title, I have moved that page to User:ClemMcGann/Sandbox; you accidentally created it in the article space. MuZemike 23:02, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

thanks ClemMcGann (talk) 23:05, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

New Ireland Wikimedia email list

Hi ClemMcGann:

I'm pleased to announce that we've started a new Ireland Wikimedian email list, that you can join, at mail:WikimediaIE. For Wikimedians in Ireland and Wikimedians interested in events in Ireland and efforts in Ireland. It's there to to discuss meetups, partnerships with Museums and National Archives, and anything else where Wikipedia and real life intersect :) --Bastique ^demandez 21:28, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Silly me, it seems you're already there :) Bastique ^demandez 21:33, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

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Irish Soldiers in WWI link

Just wish to thank you for correcting that link - I originally placed it in about 20 pages, but it recently only linked to Taoiseach Brian's gov. office. Search as I might, I found no way to correct it, so deleted them all. Will now reinstate, thanking you again!! Greetings Osioni (talk) 17:59, 27 July 2009 (UTC)'

Irish Mercantile Marine during World War II

Hi ClemMcGann. Haus told me he was helping you work on this article, but that he's been pretty sick for the past few days. He asked if I could lend a hand in his absence, so I thought I'd drop by your talk page and see where you'd like my help. Is there anything specific with which you'd like assistance? Regards, Parsecboy (talk) 23:23, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

C.S. Lewis

Hi

Thanks for your contributions to C.S. Lewis. However if you are making substantial changes to the lead, please seek consensus on the talk page first. The question of Lewis' nationality has been debated extensively. DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:59, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

My apologies, on closer inspection you didn't make that change, you only fixed the link. Sorry. DJ Clayworth (talk) 18:01, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Irish Life

Oh really? Did you enjoy working there? -- Jack1755 (talk) 23:28, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, that's good to hear. -- Jack1755 (talk) 23:40, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Rathduff airfield

Hi Clem, if you haven't seen it before, this may be of some little use. I have to say, this has come as a bolt from the blue to me. Thought I well and truly had finger on the historical pulse of this area. Appreciate your ongoing efforts. RashersTierney (talk) 16:27, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm in Spain, so I can't do much at present ClemMcGann (talk) 17:14, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

That book does not mention any RAF connection with Rarhduff ClemMcGann (talk) 02:02, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Meet-up in Dublin

Hi, just to inform you... There could be a meet-up on 6th october 2009 in Dublin... See here Interested ? --Abena1 (talk) 08:46, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

I presume all is OK for the meet-up on Tuesday? I've got Abena's phone no. in case there are any changes. I can't make it to the museum, but could meet earlier if necessary, but then that might preclude others who have to work. Can supply further info per email. Hohenloh ⁺ 16:09, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Squiggles on Spanish keyboard

Should work pressing [AltGr] 4, four times. But it is hard to know, as you can not see it on the concerning key... Eynar Oxartum (talk) 21:27, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

No mobile access

Hi Clem, don't know why, but my mobile is not working in dublin. I got internetaccess for a while... Just to inform you. Will make my day till 6pm at Millenium spice. Thanks so much for your interest. -- Abena1 (talk) 19:30, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

that was superfast...Abena1 (talk) 19:37, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

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AfD nomination of List of sea captains

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Irish Channel

Well done finding the source. Mooretwin (talk) 19:01, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Question on vessel

Hello ClemMcGann. As you are conversant with the Irish Naval Service, could you look at this discussion: Talk:William_Butler_Yeats#Last_journey

As you can see, there is a question of the identity of the corvette that returned the remains of the poet after the Second World War. The answer may lie in a history of the Service by McIvor and Moore. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 23:20, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

LE Macha - page 155 The Irish Navy by Tom MacGinty ClemMcGann (talk) 01:12, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind assistance. I will update the page for LE Macha with the information you posted on the Yeats talk page. Best regards, Kablammo (talk) 02:54, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Now done. I would appreciate it if you would look at my additions there. Many thanks. Kablammo (talk) 13:53, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Good work WP:IMAR can do with all the help it can get ClemMcGann (talk) 16:00, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Irish lightvessels

Hi Clem, knowing your maritime interest, I found these two images here and here on flickr both of which are freely licenced and wondered if you can identify the ship. Quite some time ago I did some work on Lightvessels in Ireland and it could do with some images such as one of these if appropriate. I also found a South Rock image here (which I assume is the NI one) but as yet there is no article but it is linked from Lightvessels in the United Kingdom#Northern Ireland, a section which should really be in the Ireland article because all of Ireland's maritime lights is administered on an island-wide basis. Any help appreciated. Cheers I'm watching, for a while anyway, so no need to use my talk page. ww2censor (talk) 14:06, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

I appreciate your interest. Its nigh impossible to tell one lightship from another. When they are 'on station' they have a day mark (a mast or two with a large ball or two in unique positions), so that the station can be easily identified. They are all now out-of-service and for sale. WP needs more Irish maritime articles. ClemMcGann (talk) 17:48, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

This answers the question about the ship in Dun Laoghaire. Beam magazine has some good stuff but it is all mostly undated. The initial table looks good but obviously needs lots of work to complete. Don't forget your sources. I am trying to find other freely licenced images that we might be able to use. Flickr has a few more but it takes time to dig around for them. There is no real need to start a new discussion on my talk page as we started it here. Cheers ww2censor (talk) 13:50, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Would a photo of a model of a lightship be useful? (I do not have one but reckon I could get one) ClemMcGann (talk) 17:16, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

If I recall, the basis lightvessels use the same design, so an image of a model would make a nice lede image. ww2censor (talk) 17:20, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

File:Petrel.JPG pity about the reflections. I have another but it has spectators. ClemMcGann (talk) 03:50, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank goodness for polarising filters! If it was a larger file I could do some retouching but it is not really worth doing at this resolution, but this image is a start. Thanks ww2censor (talk) 16:09, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Nice job on the table of LVs and finding a Batofar night club image. BTW is it a restaurant, night club or pub? However, I see little point of having two images of the Kittiwake beside O2. Good work. ww2censor (talk) 03:29, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Look at [5] and judge for yourself! ;) ClemMcGann (talk) 03:34, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

I'll ask my wife to read it for me as she is French. ww2censor (talk) 04:05, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

There are two models of lightships in the National Maritime Museum - the Comet and the Seagull. They are both in storage, however I could try for a picture ClemMcGann (talk) 23:50, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

MV Kerlogue - Editorial Dispute

You have done some excellent work with this article, however we have an ongoing editorial dispute. I don't want to proceed without achieving consensus. Since you are editing more or less on a daily basis, please find time to address my remarks at Talk:MV Kerlogue. Dduff442 (talk) 21:04, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

Knock Shrine

I apologise if my comments were patronising or inappropriate in any other way.Autarch (talk) 22:31, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

They weren't - so I apologise if I gave the impression that they were - ClemMcGann (talk) 23:59, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

In retrospect I'd wondered if my comments were, so no need to apologise on your part!Autarch (talk) 21:00, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Photo requests

Hi! Is Dublin Airport convenient to where you are? If so, would you mind photographing the headquarters of Aer Lingus and Ryanair for their respective articles? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 21:40, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Regrets, Do a whois on my IP address to see where I am. Even when I am in Ireland it would not be convenient. afair neither building is significant. otoh the new terminal might be worthy of a photo 80.30.124.15 (talk) 12:08, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Thanks anyway! BTW, I could tack on the new terminal to the list of requests. Even though the buildings may not look significant, for the purposes of the articles about the airlines the buildings still need to be represented. WhisperToMe (talk) 14:12, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

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Jeanie Johnston

OK, that was a misunderstanding on my part on what the term meant. Thanks for the clarification.Autarch (talk) 21:38, 19 November 2009 (UTC)