Incorrect spelling of Sligo road signs??!!

wally101

Has anyone noticed small changes in spelling on local road signs?
The last few years I have been driving past the Carraroe roundabout. The current spelling that they using is 'Carrowroe'.
It was only recently that another set of signs have gone up for Cleveragh. These new signs are spelt 'Cleaveragh'.
I've been living that side of town for 30+years so a bit peeved they changing spelling for no good reason!
Is there a logical reason or am I missing something?

For Forks Sake

wally101 wrote: »

Has anyone noticed small changes in spelling on local road signs?
The last few years I have been driving past the Carraroe roundabout. The current spelling that they using is 'Carrowroe'.
It was only recently that another set of signs have gone up for Cleveragh. These new signs are spelt 'Cleaveragh'.
I've been living that side of town for 30+years so a bit peeved they changing spelling for no good reason!
Is there a logical reason or am I missing something?

They've been like that for years. I'm from Carraroe and that bloody sign has been doing my head in.

Down the south of the county they seem even worse, have you ever heard of the county football champions Tourlestraun? No, me neither.

The theory is (and it's probably utterly untrue) is that the contract for the signage went to a company up North, and somehow a load of the place names ended up being printed phonetically.

Plazaman

Confusion central is Sligo when it comes to place names.

Ballisodare, Ballysadare
Tubbercurry, Tobercurry
Etc

my3cents

Check the place names on the OSi map, afaik its those names that are used on signage.

SprostonGreen

You can drive into Drumcliff and drive out of Drumcliffe.

Similarly Rathcormac and Rathcormack.

I always knew of Enniscrone turns out its Inishcrone.

Plazaman wrote: »

Confusion central is Sligo when it comes to place names.

Ballisodare, Ballysadare
Tubbercurry, Tobercurry
Etc

deadlybuzzman

SprostonGreen wrote: »

You can drive into Drumcliff and drive out of Drumcliffe.

Similarly Rathcormac and Rathcormack.

I always knew of Enniscrone turns out its Inishcrone.

Keash is on most signs as Kesh. That can get confusing as Kesh is in fermanagh

rizzodun

Some eejit even erected signs in town for the 'City Loop'

SprostonGreen

Ah the city loop riles people, I like that.

dingding

And there is always the city core.

fillefatale

I live in Doonally or Dunally, depending on who you're talking to!

rizzodun

fillefatale wrote: »

I live in Doonally or Dunally, depending on who you're talking to!

Whereabouts? Do you have valuables?

I doubt we're the only county in Ireland with this sort of issue, I'd say it's pretty common to have different spellings of the same place seeing as most of the names are anglicised versions of Gaelic.

my3cents

If anyone's bothered here's the bottom line on how its supposed to be done from the Traffic Signs Manual

Forms and Spelling of Place Names

1.1.49 It should be ensured that the correct forms and spelling of place names are used on traffic signs. In this regard, the following approach should be adopted:

• Road Authorities should consult the relevant Place-names Orders published as Statutory Instruments;
• If the place name is not included in a Place- names Orders, the Gazetteer of Ireland (The Placenames Branch of the Ordnance Survey) or www.logainm.ie should be consulted; or
• In determining the correct Irish form of a place name which is not provided in the above sources, Road Authorities should consult with, and obtain advice from, An Coimisiún Logainmneacha (The Place Names Commis- sion). Before consulting with An Coimisiún, Road Authorities may wish to ascertain through local consultation whether specific place names have a particular local significance or what traditional local usage may exist.

Same handbook/manual is used in all counties.

KatyMac

And Coney outside of Ballisodare has become Cooney - does that mean Coney Island in US has to change?

thebuzz

wally101 wrote: »

It was only recently that another set of signs have gone up for Cleveragh. These new signs are spelt 'Cleaveragh'.
I've been living that side of town for 30+years so a bit peeved they changing spelling for no good reason!

Cleaveragh is actually the correct spelling going from local history books/records.

SligoBrewer

thebuzz wrote: »

Cleaveragh is actually the correct spelling going from local history books/records.

Same with Carrowroe.