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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.

Price we pay for loss of identity

Thu, 13 Apr, 2006 - 01:00

The same order decreed that all other towns (outside of the Gaeltacht) have equal status and recognition granted to both their Irish and English placenames.

Gaeltacht and Rural Development Minister Eamon Ó Cuiv stated that this order was introduced after “extensive consultation.” The people of Dingle were not properly notified of the minister’s intentions.

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