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Organisation: Placenames Commission

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Broadcaster remembered fondly in the heartlands of traditional music

AS the funeral of Ciarán MacMathuna was taking place in Dublin yesterday, the legendary broadcaster was remembered in the heartlands of traditional music where he harvested Irish music and song over nearly 50 years.

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Lots of mileage left in placename puzzle

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What’s in a name? Well, er, confusion...

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Village battles to restore ‘loose women’
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Dingle is more than an obscure townland
Minister says Gaeltacht town’s name has not been wiped off the map

I MUST take issue with the myths repeated yet again in the letter headlined ‘Price we pay for loss of identity’ (Irish Examiner, April 13).

Tue, 18 Apr, 2006

Price we pay for loss of identity
ON Easter Monday 2005, the Placenames Order decreed that Dingle be permanently removed from all national maps and signposts.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2006

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