Talk:Fair Isle

message: The section on bird records needs work, as at the moment it tends towards recentism. It would seem more sensible to describe some of the most notable historical occurrences first (for which plenty of sources are available), before attempting to keep up a running commentary on recent records (especially if this includes less notable species such as Green-winged Teal; the 2009 bird may have been the first for Fair Isle, but given that the island has 27 British Firsts to its name and this species has occurred hundreds of times in the UK, its inclusion seems unjustified).  Also, if it continues in this vein this section could ultimately come to dwarf the rest of the article, and assume undue prominence. Dave.Dunford (talk) 16:07, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Bird records

message: It is very hard for me to believe that the Gaelic is actually Eilean nan Geansaidh - which I suspect  means "island of the pullover". I note the Gaelic language Wikipedia calls it Fara and I have changed the entry to this. I will appeal to a more knowledgeable source. Ben MacDui 16:25, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: My understanding is that Eilean nan Geansaidh is a recent and fanciful invention.  I doubt that its use has ever been widespread.  Fara sounds plausible as a rendering of the Norse — there are islands called Fara and Faray in Orkney — but I don't know to what extent it can be regarded a Gaelic name.  --Deskford (talk) 16:50, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd remove it (and only allow re-insertion with at least 2 refs), it's way outside the historical Gaelic speaking area and can't find anything in my library on this island having a Gaelic name (or indeed any other island in the area except for the generic term for "Shetland"). I would be really suprised to find a Gaelic form for an individual island so close to Shetland. It's not impossible but highly unlikely. Akerbeltz (talk) 19:06, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Or another option - I've seen a few places using "Eilean nan Caorach" (island of the sheep). eg this dictionary  or Am Baile  or this HIE report  . Note there's a few other islands called "Eilean nan Caorach" in the Hebrides. --Vclaw (talk) 00:53, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: LOL forgot to look there when we debated this previously. Well, well... the source is Mac an Tàilleir, so we have a bona fide outlier; he's a trusted source. Akerbeltz (talk) 14:18, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gaelic name 

message: On Google Earth they are listed as within the Orkneys.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.108.30.208 (talk) 00:01, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as I can see, Google Earth correctly lists it as "Fair Isle, Shetland".  --Deskford (talk) 00:11, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  A part of the Shetlands? 

message: The lead sentence is perhaps misleading: Fair Isle cannot be "halfway between Shetland and Orkney" since it is part of Shetland.  I think this could be made clearer.  --Deskford (talk) 00:17, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  A part of Shetland! 

message: Careful map measurement confirms Fair Isle to lie 38km from Sumburgh Head and 43km from North Ronaldsay.  An editor recently swapped these figures, claiming that Fair Isle is closer to Orkney than to Mainland Shetland, but this would appear not to be the case.  Can anyone find a reference for this?  I would be grateful if someone could check my map measurements too, to save me potential embarrassment if I have made a mistake!  --Deskford (talk) 22:50, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It is definitely closer to Sumburgh and RCAHMS confirms the 38 km. Ben MacDui 19:23, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Measuring by hand on http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ confirms 38km to Sumburgh Head and 43km to North Ronaldsay (in that order). So closer to Shetland. Since this is OR I have not changed the article. 81.156.176.219 (talk) 10:27, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for reminding me of this. Fixed. Ben MacDui 17:41, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proximity to Sumburgh Head and North Ronaldsay 

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message: The article says Fair Isle sweaters are an important source of income for the "women of the islands" (plural). Since Fair Isle is a single island, is this supposed to mean that women in other parts of Shetland knit Fair Isle sweaters - but, if so, are they allowed to call them by that name? Or should "islands" simply read "island"? The rest of the paragraph refers to "male islanders", which is presumably a reference to Fair isle only. Incidentally, have any Fair Isle men yet got into the knitting act, as a change from crofting?!213.127.210.95 (talk) 16:27, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
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message: The article is in category Underwater diving sites in Scotland, but this is not mentioned in the text.· · · Peter Southwood (talk): 09:19, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dive sites?