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New road name: Plaza Ernesto Guevara-Lynch

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  • 21-04-2018 12:36am
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    Mrs OBumble
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    Spotted this street sign in the WestEnd today ... anyone else seen it, or know the deal re it's status?

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    GerardKeating
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    Saw this on Kindston Road the other daym heading into town, don't remember it there last week

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=448855&d=1524350658


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    biko
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    I'm in two minds about this. It will be a tourist spot for sure, which is good I suppose.

    In case anyone wonders about the "Lynch" bit. Che is of Irish descent from Patrick Lynch (born 1715, died 1789) who was an Irish emigrant who became a significant landowner in Rio de la Plata, which is now part of Argentina.
    Patrick Lynch was born in Galway.


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    Mrs OBumble
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    biko wrote: »
    I'm in two minds about this. It will be a tourist spot for sure, which is good I suppose.

    Where, exactly, do you think it is?


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    Pen Rua
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    Where abouts in the Westend did you see this?


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    biko
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    I think the "plaza" bit but threw me. The only plaza in West end is Little Crane afaik.


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    It looks like a copy of an official sign that someone stuck up


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    Mrs OBumble
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    Pen Rua wrote: »
    Where abouts in the Westend did you see this?

    It's in Sea Rd, on a house opposite the Small Crane. At one end of the house there's a Sea Rd sign. At the other is the one I pictured. (Will try to post a bigger pic later)

    I know there was talk of naming something after the man in question. But I don't recall it being agreed. Tend to suspect it's a prank, especially after seeing the pic from Kingston Rd.

    Similar to the actions of the Galway Democratic Republic - but I don't think that they've claimed responsibility (yet!).


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    thesandeman
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    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    I know there was talk of naming something after the man in question. But I don't recall it being agreed.

    That was supposed to be a statue on The Prom if I remember correctly. I can't remember how that finished up either. I think it was discussed on some thread here.


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    Peregrinus
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    He would have been "Ernesto Guevara Lynch", without a hyphen. And he usually didn't use the "Lynch", in order to distinguish himself from his father, who was also Ernesto Guevara Lynch.


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    Steve The Barman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 225 ✭✭Steve The Barman


    what a load a s**t


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    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,388 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    I wonder if this is outside a certain house that is known by number and letter? :P:P:P
    If so that explains it (more than likely an art statement)!


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    Mrs OBumble
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    inisboffin wrote: »
    I wonder if this is outside a certain house that is known by number and letter? :P:P:P
    If so that explains it (more than likely an art statement)!

    This one? (What's it know as ... do tell ... )



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    JohnnyFlash
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    Probably put up by some pot-smoking crustie. Maybe in the afternoon. After a visit to the dole office in the late morning, and a discussion on the socialist revolution in the evening.


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    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,388 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    This one? (What's it know as ... do tell ... )



    449127.png

    Not sure if that's the house or not. There is an establishment in the area known for its post-tavern revelry...:cool::P


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    Bredabe
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    I assume this is related to the poster of Che himself outside the key cutters in the square.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    JohnnyFlash
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    Funny thing is, most of the sorts who worship Ché and communism would be first on the prison train in a socialist workers republic.


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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    Funny thing is, most of the sorts who worship Chnd communism would be first on the prison train in a socialist workers republic.
    That was the one good thing about the commies, they didn't tolerate any airy fairy idlers.


    Off to the salt mines with them.


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