Cork’s English (in the) Market lost in translation

IT seems Cork City Council may be taking things too literally when it comes to translating place names into Irish.

Cork’s English (in the) Market lost in translation

A number of signs for the famous English Market have been put in place in recent weeks and have causing a bit of stir on Twitter.

The reason for this is the Irish name chosen by the local authority for the market is completely wrong. The result is that the Irish title being used on signs for the famous landmark now read “Béarla sa Mhargadh”, which translates as “English [language] in the Market”.

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