Lost in translation

HAVE our standards dropped so low in the current state of our country that we are willing to compromise even the most basic usage of our native language?

On Oliver Plunkett St, I was horrified to see a street sign supposedly for the English market, bearing the legend Béarla sa Mhargadh, which means “English (as in language) at the Market”.

If this is the accepted standard of Irish for our street signs, we may as well give prizes for the most ridiculous translations. At least we would get a much-needed laugh in these grim times. What about Sráid Tonna Níocháin for Washington St?

Gerry Motherway

Grange

Cork