The named roundabouts of Galway City

bonzodog2

Does anybody actually use the names? I can't remember which one is which, and would always describe them by their location. Personally I think all the signage, and the process to decide their names, was just a waste of money and time.

Your views ?

snubbleste

Send a letter to all the councillors and to the city manager.

blond45

same as you, why name them,,is there a name on the one at headford shopping centre?

mikom

blond45 wrote: »

same as you, why name them,,is there a name on the one at headford shopping centre?

I call it Keith.

biko

I never ever refer to them by their names, it's the Magic RB, Bohermore RB, Tuam Road RB, Ballybane RB, Menlo Hotel RB and so on...

alwaysadub

biko wrote: »

I never ever refer to them by their names, it's the Magic RB, Bohermore RB, Tuam Road RB, Ballybane RB, Menlo Hotel RB and so on...

Do you see Dougal and Zebedee in the middle of it?? :pac:

The only one i ever remember is the Morris Roundabout,cos it's near where i work. And my bosses name. Even at that,i don't call it by it's name if i'm giving directions or anything

bonzodog2

blond45 wrote: »

same as you, why name them,,is there a name on the one at headford shopping centre?

I think there is, but don't ask me what it is.

Lads, are we united ? Lets get the pitchforks ready and march on City Hall !
Enough is enough !

alwaysadub

bonzodog2 wrote: »

I think there is, but don't ask me what it is.

Lads, are we united ? Lets get the pitchforks ready and march on City Hall !
Enough is enough !

It's the Bodkin Roundabout.
Here's a full list of them(not that you'll ever hear them being used day to day!)
Roundabouts in Galway
Tribe
Roads radiating from roundabout
Martin
Eastern Approach Road (N6), Dublin Road, [Galway Clinic]
Lynch
Eastern Approach Road (N6), Monivea Road [Briarhill]
Morris
Eastern Approach Roundabout, Bóthar na dTreabh, Ballybane Road, [Ballybane]
Font
Bóthar na dTreabh, Tuam Road (N17)
Kirwan
Bóthar na dTreabh, Headford Road, Sandy Road
Bodkin
Quincentennial Bridge, Headford Road, Sean Mulvoy Road, [Galway Shopping Centre]
Browne
Seamus Quirke Road, Thomas Hynes Road, Bóthar na dTreabh, University College Hospital Back Entrance
Deane
Bishop O'Donnell Road, Western Distributor Road
Athy
Western Distributor Road, Clybaun Road
Blake
Western Distributor Road, Ballymoneen Road
D'Arcy
Lower Salthill Road, Upper Salthill Road, [Salthill town centre]
Joyce
Bohermore, Sean Mulvoy Road, Tuam Road, Moneenageisha Road [Cemetry Cross]
Ffrench
Moneenageisha Road, Monivea Road, Dublin Road, College Road, [G Hotel]
Skerritt
Dublin Road, Ballybane Road, [Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology & Corrib Great Southern Hotel]

Malice

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Does anybody actually use the names? I can't remember which one is which, and would always describe them by their location. Personally I think all the signage, and the process to decide their names, was just a waste of money and time.

Your views ?

I think it's a waste of resources. In my experience most natives (myself included) would refer to them as e.g. the cemetary cross roundabout, the Galway Clinic roundabout or the (now departed) Huntsman roundabout rather than the new designated names.

With that said of course, people can be awkward about adopting the correct names for things. For example I still hear the Quincentennial Bridge referred to as the New bridge despite the fact it's been there since the mid eighties.

walshkvn

yep another complete waste of time and money by the city councilers

TheCosmicFrog

The Browne Roundabout? Oh, you mean "The roundabout where John fell over and broke his tailbone after skullin' the crate of Corona".

spender.j

And just why didn't someone start this thread before last tuesday's table quiz at Lohans? would have helped...:D

GerardKeating

alwaysadub wrote: »

It's the Bodkin Roundabout.
Here's a full list of them(not that you'll ever hear them being used day to day!)
Roundabouts in Galway
Tribe
Roads radiating from roundabout
Martin
Eastern Approach Road (N6), Dublin Road, [Galway Clinic]
Lynch
Eastern Approach Road (N6), Monivea Road [Briarhill]
Morris
Eastern Approach Roundabout, Bóthar na dTreabh, Ballybane Road, [Ballybane]
Font
Bóthar na dTreabh, Tuam Road (N17)
Kirwan
Bóthar na dTreabh, Headford Road, Sandy Road
Bodkin
Quincentennial Bridge, Headford Road, Sean Mulvoy Road, [Galway Shopping Centre]
Browne
Seamus Quirke Road, Thomas Hynes Road, Bóthar na dTreabh, University College Hospital Back Entrance
Deane
Bishop O'Donnell Road, Western Distributor Road
Athy
Western Distributor Road, Clybaun Road
Blake
Western Distributor Road, Ballymoneen Road
D'Arcy
Lower Salthill Road, Upper Salthill Road, [Salthill town centre]
Joyce
Bohermore, Sean Mulvoy Road, Tuam Road, Moneenageisha Road [Cemetry Cross]
Ffrench
Moneenageisha Road, Monivea Road, Dublin Road, College Road, [G Hotel]
Skerritt
Dublin Road, Ballybane Road, [Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology & Corrib Great Southern Hotel]

The Ffrench RB is no more... The (Mk II version) new junction seems to be working well now..

Mrs OBumble

At least they have names ... there's roads around that don't have 'em.

I started putting RAB names (official and colloquial) into bus-route text descriptions, just in case anyone google'd them, but (relatively speaking) they're not popular terms.

Sponge Bob

Joyce
Bohermore, Sean Mulvoy Road, Tuam Road, Moneenageisha Road [Cemetry Cross]

Bet more people know it as Suicide Cross than Joyce

Dunjohn

I did try to memorise the names, but it's just more intuitive and logical to remember them by location. It was a cute but pointless exercise.

The only one I can always remember is the Athy roundabout, outside the Clybaun Hotel, because I have relatives living in Athy, Co. Kildare and I wonder what'd happen if they get drunk some night when they visit and see it.

Mars Bar

I know someone who was involved in a car crash at a roundabout with which they shared the same surname.

He didn't appreciate the irony.

loser2old4board

I always refer to them by location as well. I can't remember the 'tribe' names. Interesting that the newest one at the start of the N/M 6 is named by location i.e Coolough (Cool Each). (Not sure about spelling)
So maybe the council are listening or else they ran out of 'tribes'.

KevR

All roundabouts and junctions on the the N18/R446/N6/R338 should be numbered and the route named as "Northern Ring Road".

Never mind that shite about "Bothar Na dTreabh/Road of the Tribes" and all the tribal names on the rounabouts. I have nothing against the history of Galway but it's highly stupid to use tribal names for roundabouts and major cross-city routes.