03/10/2007 | Dingle

In 2005, Gaeltacht Affairs Minister Éamon Ó Cuív announced that anglicised place names (such as 'Dingle') of Gaeltacht towns and villages would no longer feature on official signposts, and only the Irish language names will appear. The town's name was officially changed back to Irish in early 2005, using the official form An Daingean although this has proven to be very controversial as the town relies heavily on tourism.

07:58 Posted in Ireland, October 2006 | Permalink | Comments (0)