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G'day Brianann. You may be interested in a couple of articles I created recently (Scottish expedition into Argyll (1221–22) & Galloway revolt of 1234–35), but have been unable to expand properly, as I am renovating my house and my sources and main computer have been placed in storage. Any suggestions or improvements would be created appreciated. Regards Newm30 (talk) 04:31, 5 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Newm30. I had noticed the Galloway one but not Argyll. Thanks for alerting me. They look good so far. I'm pretty vague about the Galloway revolt. I was thinking of tackling Thomas' article some day. If I ever get to it, I'll have to research the revolt a bit. So I've got both articles in the my mind. Good luck with the renovation.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 01:24, 7 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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Brianann, hope all is well, not sure if we've ever met, but I just want to say that your work on medieval Scottish & Irish Sea stuff has been excellent, your work on Echmarcach and recently Domnall mac Eimín is quite extraordinary. So I offer you the following in memory of Angus, who like myself back in the day also loved to contribute to these matters. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 18:55, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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