Terrible Job: Update 1
Progress so far. I got tired of scraping paint so went back to a clean section and put a skim coat on. 3:1 mix of lime to sand, water until workable. Going to come back later and give it a lime wash as well. Oh, I also did some re-pointing on bad areas before I put the coat on.
Removing the paint is taking forever, but have found a combination of ready-strip and a wire brush wheel attachment for my hand drill works the best.
As always, any comments/suggestions/ridicule is welcome.