Tralee had its own plebiscite fifty years ago this month.
In October 1956 a plebiscite to change the name of Nelson Street to Ashe Street was successful. Out of 60 electors, 37 voted in favour, and 2 against.
But a proposal by Tralee UDC to change Denny St to Desmond St and The Mall to Pearse St were rejected by the electors on the streets.
Where the Minister makes an Order in respect of a Gaeltacht placename, the English version of that placename ceases to have any legal force and effect. While this is without prejudice to any private use and most public use of the English version, the Act provides that the English version may not be used in future in Acts of the Oireachtas or Statutory Instruments, or road and street signs or on Ordnance Survey Maps (with the details of which maps are covered by this provision to be set out in regulations).
Greenpartywebsite said:The requirements of road traffic regulations regarding signage in the Gaeltacht will not be affected i.e. places within the Gaeltacht will continue to be shown in Irish only.
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191.— (1) The townland, civil parish, electoral division and non-municipal town that, immediately before the commencement of this section, was known (pursuant to the Order of 2004) as An Daingean shall, from such commencement, be known, in the Irish language, as Daingean Uí Chúis and, in the English language, as Dingle.
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