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Misspelt Irish road signs

  • 05-07-2010 12:04PM
    #1
    ClaireNo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭


    Hi Guys,

    Just thought I'd start this thread on misspelt Irish road signs. The translations for the Irish versions are very poor..

    Considering that there's so many, it would be cool, if we could all share our favourites here!!

    Mine is.. Garnimh - Which is supposed to be Galway..


Comments

  • #2
    trad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭trad


    Zú for the ZOO. There's no Z in the Irish alphabet, not least the one I learnt.


  • #3
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,968 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Is it Lahinch or Lehinch as the county council obviously can't make up their mind!

    Sorry OP, I'm trying to think of an example as gaelige


  • #4
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,607 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Moved from Literature (which is about literature - reading books and stuff:))

    As it's about the poor standard of Irish translations on road signs, it could go to one of the commuting-style boards but probably most appropriate on the Irish board.


  • #5
    craoltoir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 781 ✭✭✭craoltoir


    Féach anseo!

    Also on Irish language board:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055954979


  • #6
    craoltoir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 781 ✭✭✭craoltoir


    Zoo can be called Gairdín na nAinmhithe


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  • #7
    Edinduberdeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭Edinduberdeen


    trad wrote: »
    Zú for the ZOO. There's no Z in the Irish alphabet, not least the one I learnt.

    There are in loan words.... like zú!


  • #8
    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    feelingstressed wrote: »
    Is it Lahinch or Lehinch as the county council obviously can't make up their mind!

    Sorry OP, I'm trying to think of an example as gaelige

    Lehinch is the correct one. You'll find the official spellings of placenames in Ireland on www.logainm.ie.


  • #9
    deise go deo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,677 ✭✭✭deise go deo


    Theres a street in waterford,that has two signs within 50 yards of each other spelt differently. Kieser/Kyeser street. I think theres a place halfway down where you can see both of them at the same time.:rolleyes:


  • #10
    LimeFruitGum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭LimeFruitGum


    There are a good few in my neck of the woods. :(

    'Bóthar dunte' at a roadworks site in the middle of Dún Laoghaire (which itself is written in so many different ways)

    Cliain Seach for Clonskeagh; shouldn't it be Cluain?


  • #11
    LimeFruitGum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭LimeFruitGum


    craoltoir wrote: »
    Zoo can be called Gairdín na nAinmhithe

    I think that is what it says on the signposts in Phoenix Park. :)
    But when I was in school (fadó..), I remember seeing "Zú" in my primary book. I definitely remember we had to sing a song about going to the Zú. :D


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