Talk:Gweedore

message: Ten years on from the somewhat ridiculous debate below and given the mass redirects of Ukrainian related pages from transliterated Russian to transliterated Ukrainian spellings (eg. Odessa -> Odesa, Donbass -> Donbas) most of which are not in common usage or even noticed by the general English speaking world yet, is it not time to revisit this issue for Gaeltacht towns. Gaoth Dobhair is not signposted as Gweedore on the roads, the most common usage of any placename. Other placenames such as Gort a' Choirce (redirected to the obscure Gortahork) also need revisiting. 167.127.218.174 (talk) 10:32, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name Revisited 

message: Tá gaoth dobhair ina ait galánta.
:Go deimhin! Palmiro | Talk 15:03, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
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message: How is common usage measured on wikipedia? I personally don't agree with just using a google search to see how many hits match either version (as was used in the Gort 'a Choirce article). I tried using this method before and google has a tendency to throw up the same website a number of times. I've provided a list below of some common usage for Gaoth Dobhair. Again though, I'd just like to point out before anyone has a go at me that I have no problem with the article being located at Gweedore, as long as there is consistency within wikipedia. That means if Irish Gaeltacht placenames are to be located at their English language counterparts, then Indian placenames should be located at their English counterparts - i.e. Kolkata at Calcutta, Mumbai at Bombay etc. Someone somewhere mentioned about the location of these places being located in a non English speaking country - I don't see the relevance as Gweedore is located in an Irish-speaking area of a country whose first official language is Irish, and where that state expressly forbids the use of English names on Gaeltacht places after the enactment of the official languages acts. Anyway, here's the list:
* CLG Ghaoth Dobhair - official local GAA club site
* Donegal Democrat - local county newspaper
* Údarás na Gaeltachta - local government agency responsible for Gaeltacht affairs (albeit slightly biased in favour of the Irish language version naturally)
* Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
* National University of Ireland, Galway
* Health Service Executive
* Aodh Ruadh GAA club Ballyshannon
* North-South Ministerial Council
* Irishtourist.com
* Local real estate agency
* Frankie Kennedy Summer School
* Vhi - Health insurance group
* Fianna Fáil - large Irish political party
* Donegal GAA
* Inishowen News - local newspaper
* local estate agents
* Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
I could go on. So, somebody please define common usage, and define as to whether or not it has geographic and political boundaries. --MacTire02 (talk) 08:44, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Common usage?

message: There appears to be a photo gallery, which, as far as I know, there shouldn't be. --Heggy 22:47, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
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message: "Due to the fact that Gweedore is in the Gaeltacht and partly due to the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003, the English version of the placenames are rarely used, as it is a stark reminder of British rule in Ireland." - this wording is vague and POV. Firstly, the English version of placenames are often if not predominantly used in conversation. Sometimes they are omitted from road signage, and sometimes they have been graffiti'ed out of road signage, but it is inaccurate to say the names are "rarely" used. I feel the "as it is a stark reminder of British rule in Ireland" is obviously POV and impossible to verify. I will change this wording on Sunday May 11th - suggestions and amendments welcome. SeamusSweeney (talk) 14:11, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see the 'Names' section above and share your view there. I think that Gaoth Dobhair should be the title of this article. You are missing the point of this being an encyclopedia and not a place for people to look up places whichever way feels comfortable. it should be both educational and factual, the name 'Gweedore' is the opposite.--Theosony (talk) 17:06, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Placenames 

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message: This is a rather bizarre claim. It's like describing someone as "one of the tallest short people". I can't begin to think about how you could possible substantiate this. —caoimhinoc (talk) 13:07, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
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