Just like the junk t-shirts and silly green tall hats etc. for sale allover the place, here are just a few road signs that I must endure on a daily basis, poor me. Does anyone else notice this kind of thing ?

An Clocháin. (Baile na hAbhann)

Thobar Phádraig. (Mám Éan)

Teach Doihe. (Teach Dóighte)

Agus na dhá cinn sa Teach Mór, Indreabhán ar feadh tamaillín.

'Oil spillage' i n-áit 'doirteadh ola'.

Maybe I should compile a list, but that might be too depressing. Is it an Irish thing to be so laissez faire ?

Signs in Irish are so often incorrect that you could spend all day every day writing in about them. It's a disgrace really, not least because someone is being paid to produce these. It's quite fun though to point out the most outrageous ones!

Agus na dhá cinn sa Teach Mór, Indreabhán ar feadh tamaillín.

What the f*ck is that supposed to mean???

As for less obvious examples, shouldn't Baile an Sceilg be Baile na Sceilge?

Anything in Ireland on the scale of this one in Wales?

http://failblog.org/2008/11/24/welsh-fail/

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I suppose I should clarify, but I thought everyone else had seen them too and would know what I was referring to !

Following an oil spillage, there have been two road signs each side of An Teach Mór ( which is a place known to some) 'Oil spillage' is written on the signs. In my opinion, they should have 'Doirteadh ola' written on them, as it's in a so-called Gaedhealtacht.

Haha, I see Yeah, I get what you're saying, the standard should really be exemplary considering it's in a Gaeltacht. It would unacceptable for the same to occur in English. Ballinskelligs is supposed to be a Gaeltacht, too.

Gumbi - "Teach Mór" and "Indreabhán" are place names in "Cois Fharraige" (Conamara)
There is a "Teach Mór" in Leitir Mealláin too.


Oil spillage - I'd forgive them that. As they'd want danger signs to be read by visitors too.
(it should be in both languages).

But there is no excuse for Irish language place names spelled incorrectly !
It wouldn't be accepted if it was English.

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I agree with Bríd. As a driver, I'd hate to find out the hard way what "Doirteadh ola" means. Also, these warning signs belong to the county council, and would more often be placed in English-speaking than Irish-speaking areas.

Gathabawn/Gattabawn/Gattabaun in County Kilkenny has at least 3 different English spellings on the roadsigns, depending on which approach you take to the village. The Irish is consistently Geata Bán.

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Thanks, I understand now. Stupid comment really :P

I remember translating about 30 signs for the local council some while back. They are around the town now and I haven't heard any complaints so far... LOL...
I agree that if you are given a job like that, then the signs should at least be done as carefully as possible.
It is sad when there are blatant mistakes in the Irish - makes out that the language is somewhat 'second grade' ...

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