Dublin Street Names

I hate this revsionism of street and place names. Leave well alone. Also why is it always famous writers…all the new bridges are being called after writers.

@StephenC wrote:

I hate this revsionism of street and place names. Leave well alone. Also why is it always famous writers…all the new bridges are being called after writers.

Can you suggest any other “famous” types to name tham after. The only other people used are the rebels, and they’re pretty much all used now.

I hate that idea. I’m firmly with Stephen on this. Leave it alone. The names reflect our history. Sorry but this is a load of b**llox!

Developers to be pursued over “misleading” place names

A new initiative has been launched following the discovery that builders are “culturally cleansing” the real identity of locations by re-naming them when marketing developments for sale.

A spokesperson for “Po-Face”, Placenames Originality – Foreign Allocations Can be Eliminated, said that in some cases the practise is to be reported to Advertising Standards Agency as well as to the Tribunal on Good Taste.

“Take for example ‘Fairveiw Strand’; it is remarkable that some builder has been allowed to get away with changing the name of an entire area from ‘Tra Baile Bocht’ – which means the ‘Poor Town Beach’ – to ‘Fairveiw’, which completely misleads. Seeing as no permission was sought when this happened in the 18th century, we will be pursuing the developers descendants for appropriate amends.”

Other instances where this has happened include Glasnevin Cemetery. Municipal surveys from the 1920’s indicate that the area was marked as having “Slutsend” as its name – yet this was changed when the graveyard was extended. “Obviously ‘Slutsend’ is a far more appropriate name for a north-siders graveyard” the spokesperson commented.

Similarly the new developments along Misery Hill in Dublins South Docks are to be monitored. “Given the price that the apartments there will cost, we feel it is wholly appropriate that young home-owners can use this address, and so reflect the misery of a having had to take out a 40 year mortgage”

Leopardstown is also on the list to be targeted, as “it is an abomination of ‘Lepers Town’, when their was a lepers colony there; we feel the good inhabitants of that leafy suburb will be pleased when we succeed in having the real name put back”.

It is expected that the group will raise the matter with the City Council next week. However already differences are emerging as part of the group wants O’Connell Street named “Sackville Street”, while another part insists that only “Drogheda Street” will suffice.

What?

@Morlan wrote:

What?

😀 snigger, snigger :p

By the way all names featured are based on historical fact, although “Slutsend” was also known as “West Farm” at that time!

What about Kingsbridge station, shouldn’t that be returned to it’s former glory too,

@Bren88 wrote:

Can you suggest any other “famous” types to name tham after. The only other people used are the rebels, and they’re pretty much all used now.

So all we’ve produced is writers and fighters?

I’d largely be in agreement with StephenC regarding historic revisionism, maybe with a couple of exceptions: as mentioned a few months back regarding Foster Place, (a) Mr Foster was a bad man, and (b) I think it’s a sin that Edward Lovett Pearce is not commemorated with a street name- (a) + (b) = …

@ctesiphon wrote:

(a) + (b) = …

Oohh yes… …”Pearce Place”!

And do I win an extra-prize for nominating it to be mentioned in a thread entitled “How well do you know your future Dublin?” :p

🙂

One name change that has caused too much confusion to be healthy is Pearse Station – the amount of people that call it Pearse Street Station in unbelieveable. It’s a bit pointless as a result, as it has simply been moved from being named after one street to being named after another, rather than a person! (directly).
It’s a shame in a way as an equal amount of people now don’t appear to have the faintest idea as to the name of Westland Row.