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old roadsigns around the county

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  • 21-05-2009 1:57am
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    G Luxel
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    saw a few very old ones from the 1950s and late 1960s. At the same time I noticed that some signs had been replaced by new Kilometre signs. Where can I find more of these old signs? I think the pole has to be painted black and white as well. It would be a shame to take them away as they are part of our culture.....When did you last see an old P&T Phonebox? There are two phoneboxes in Kinsale but they are ex GPO Telephones UK and dont really fit in, not with that dark green paint.
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    towel401
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    should convert back to miles. or at least bring back all the old signs. the new ones look tacky and too 'european'


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    Amtmann
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    I strongly disagree with you towel. Road signs aren't ornaments for the misty-eyed.
    And the new signage is excellent: highly visible and very reflective. They are designed to be read while passing at speed. The old signs were awful from a functional point of view.


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    reic
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    Fairdues
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    The old signs are part of our history and should be preserved. We do need the modern ones too though.


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    Fairdues
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    The old ones were fine on the smaller roads but we need bigger and better signs on the new road system.


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    marious
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    I'm sure there's one oldie "Rochestown" approaching from Passage West ;)


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    soundsham
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    or any oirish pub you venture into normally has one pointing to dingle:rolleyes:


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    Seloth
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    reic wrote: »
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    Are you on about the letter box or the titanic sign as the sign is only 10 or so years old lol.It was put in when the resturant was there :p


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    reic
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    It's the P&T postbox. Don't know how long it's there or whether they're still a common sight around the nation or not.


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    G Luxel
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    Furet wrote: »
    They are designed to be read while passing at speed. The old signs were awful from a functional point of view.

    Probably explains the high number of accidents. I just noticed that a lot of old roadsigns are appearing in back gardens..........:( and I also noticed that Clonmel town council replaced the black and white miles signs (Fethard/Kilkenny)outside Easons and on the waterford road (Dublin 104 1/2 miles) this year with Green signs which have no distance.
    Shame........:mad:


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    G Luxel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭G Luxel


    marious wrote: »
    I'm sure there's one oldie "Rochestown" approaching from Passage West ;)

    Yep, its CORK similiar to the Belgooly sign in my op, on the rochestown road.


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