Talk:Eamonn Melaugh

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Eamon Melaugh[edit]

Eamon Melaugh's forename is spelt with a single 'n'.

A selection of his photographs are featured on CAIN (with correct spelling): https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/melaugh/

His book was published by Guildhall Press (with correct spelling): https://ghpress.com/shop/product/derrys-troubled-years/

I'm brand new to editing Wikipedia pages, so I don't know the procedure for getting the title of the 'article' changed to - Eamon Melaugh. Jimny04 (talk) 10:12, 16 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to the examples mentioned above, the foundation he's involved in ([1], cited in the article), the Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry ([2], cited as well) spell his name with one 'n'. However, the three books cited in the article ([3] , [4], [5]), an election history site ([6], cited as well) and one cited website ([7]) spell his name with two 'n'. The same election history site ([8]) spells his name both ways on the same page. Aside from the references in the article, there are other book examples for both spellings (one 'n': [9], [10], two 'n': [11], [12]). In fact, the book linked last was written by Eamonn McCann, who is a companion of Melaugh afaict. Why would he be spelling the name wrong? Long story short, I really can't objectively tell which spelling is correct, and thus don't feel comfortable moving the article. But maybe I'm missing something here... Felida⁹⁷ (talk) 19:54, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Eamon Melaugh's book 'Derry The Troubled Years' was first published in 2005. Do you think the author/photographer (Eamon) and the publisher (Guildhall Press) spelt his forename incorrectly on the front cover and inside the published book? The book is a primary source, as it was produced by Eamon Melaugh. The other books that mention him are secondary sources. Eamon Melaugh's book was reprinted in August 2008 and again in October 2018 (see: https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/melaugh/book.htm) so even if an error had been made in the initial publication, it would have been corrected in the reprints.

Do you need a scan of his birth certificate or perhaps a scan of his passport as verification - I can try to obtain this for you?

Eamonn McCann may have simply assumed that Eamon Melaugh's name was spelt the same as his. McCann stated that Melaugh had 10 children, this is incorrect as Eamon Melaugh had 11 children.

I never knew it was so difficult to make a correction to a Wikipedia page. Jimny04 (talk) 21:29, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]