New road name: Plaza Ernesto Guevara-Lynch

Mrs OBumble

Spotted this street sign in the WestEnd today ... anyone else seen it, or know the deal re it's status?

GerardKeating

Saw this on Kindston Road the other daym heading into town, don't remember it there last week

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biko

I'm in two minds about this. It will be a tourist spot for sure, which is good I suppose.

In case anyone wonders about the "Lynch" bit. Che is of Irish descent from Patrick Lynch (born 1715, died 1789) who was an Irish emigrant who became a significant landowner in Rio de la Plata, which is now part of Argentina.
Patrick Lynch was born in Galway.

Mrs OBumble

biko wrote: »

I'm in two minds about this. It will be a tourist spot for sure, which is good I suppose.

Where, exactly, do you think it is?

Pen Rua

Where abouts in the Westend did you see this?

biko

I think the "plaza" bit but threw me. The only plaza in West end is Little Crane afaik.

It looks like a copy of an official sign that someone stuck up

Mrs OBumble

Pen Rua wrote: »

Where abouts in the Westend did you see this?

It's in Sea Rd, on a house opposite the Small Crane. At one end of the house there's a Sea Rd sign. At the other is the one I pictured. (Will try to post a bigger pic later)

I know there was talk of naming something after the man in question. But I don't recall it being agreed. Tend to suspect it's a prank, especially after seeing the pic from Kingston Rd.

Similar to the actions of the Galway Democratic Republic - but I don't think that they've claimed responsibility (yet!).

thesandeman

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

I know there was talk of naming something after the man in question. But I don't recall it being agreed.

That was supposed to be a statue on The Prom if I remember correctly. I can't remember how that finished up either. I think it was discussed on some thread here.

Peregrinus

He would have been "Ernesto Guevara Lynch", without a hyphen. And he usually didn't use the "Lynch", in order to distinguish himself from his father, who was also Ernesto Guevara Lynch.

Steve The Barman

what a load a s**t

inisboffin

I wonder if this is outside a certain house that is known by number and letter? :P:P:P
If so that explains it (more than likely an art statement)!

Mrs OBumble

inisboffin wrote: »

I wonder if this is outside a certain house that is known by number and letter? :P:P:P
If so that explains it (more than likely an art statement)!

This one? (What's it know as ... do tell ... )

JohnnyFlash

Probably put up by some pot-smoking crustie. Maybe in the afternoon. After a visit to the dole office in the late morning, and a discussion on the socialist revolution in the evening.

inisboffin

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

This one? (What's it know as ... do tell ... )

Not sure if that's the house or not. There is an establishment in the area known for its post-tavern revelry...:cool::P

Bredabe

I assume this is related to the poster of Che himself outside the key cutters in the square.

JohnnyFlash

Funny thing is, most of the sorts who worship Ché and communism would be first on the prison train in a socialist workers republic.

DEFTLEFTHAND

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Funny thing is, most of the sorts who worship Chnd communism would be first on the prison train in a socialist workers republic.

That was the one good thing about the commies, they didn't tolerate any airy fairy idlers.


Off to the salt mines with them.