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Irish road signs going Gaelic . Originally published March 29, 2005 at 12:00 am. Tourists, beware: Your guidebook may tell you the way to Dingle in County Kerry, ...
In all, more than 2,300 towns, villages, fields and crossroads that traditionally had both English and Gaelic names have had their previously bilingual road signs changed to Irish only.
The guide books may tell you the way to Dingle in County Kerry, but all the road signs will be pointing you toward An Daingean in Contae an Ciarrai. Advocates of local languages scored a small vict… ...
Sir, – Sensibly-designed road signs, in an age of fast traffic, must ensure their rapid readability at both speed and distance to give drivers ample time to indicate any change of direction to ...
Image caption, Signs in Gaelic and English in the Highlands Road signs with place names in English and Gaelic do not raise the chances of drivers having an accident, a new report has concluded ...
AN English officer of Highland Council is calling for all road signs in the West Highlands to be replaced with Gaelic versions. However, the plan is heading in the wrong direction, according to ...
One road user said the sign for Crianlarich in Gaelic - which was missing accented vowels - was "catastrophically wrong" and was assured that it would be fixed. But two signs on the A82 remain ...
Locals who are Gaelic speakers, who I am sure are few and far between, would not need road signs as they know where they are going. "Road signs are for visitors and Gaelic inclusion is completely ...
For the past, the Gaelic phrase "Fáilte gu Baile Bhoid" has been posted on a sign welcoming tourists to the picturesque Isle of Bute off the southwestern coast of Scotland. It translates to ...
Under this proposal the 20 signs would only be replaced as part of a routine maintenance programme or if they get damaged. So, in theory, it won't cost any more money. Gaelic Statistics ...
Road signs with place names in English and Gaelic do not raise the chances of drivers having an accident, a new report has concluded. Transport Scotland commissioned consultants TRL to review what ...