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Eoin
Member Username: Eoin
Post Number: 135 Registered: 10-2004
| Posted on Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 03:49 am: |
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A chara, I hear that the people of Antwerp are seeking to have the name of their town changed to Anvers so that the people who have been looking for this city from French speaking areas of their country for generations will be able to find it. The People of Firenze are also seeking a name change since English drivers looking for Florence have been found wandering hopelessly, though happily, through Tuscany. And the people of Nice are seeking a change to Nissa/Nice to facilitate those poor Italian tourists looking for this city on the Cote d'Azur. However it is uncertain if the people of the ancient city of Aachen will go one up on our Kerry compatriots and name their town trilingually Aachen/Aken/Aix-la-Chapelle It is not reported what is happening in establishments where guests are looking for Peking or Bombay Duck! Mise le meas Eoin Ó Riain Caorán na gCearc Baile na hAbhann Conamara Nuacht Ghaeltacht na Gaillimhe agus Deisceart Mhuigheó http://anghaeltacht.net/ce
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Riona
Member Username: Riona
Post Number: 638 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 11:01 pm: |
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That seems perculiar to me but I suppose that they want to encourage more tourism which in turn means more money coming in. It seems not quite right to change the name of one's city just for this. Beir bua agus beannacht |
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Róman
Member Username: Róman
Post Number: 513 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 02:18 am: |
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Riona - I think it was a joke and irony on Eon's part reflecting Dingle referendum. :-)) |
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Riona
Member Username: Riona
Post Number: 644 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 - 06:07 pm: |
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Oh, OK. Oops, the all of you already know that I'm notoriously gullable and easy to confuse. GRMA a Romain. I have this policy about making sure that all threads are answered, I don't want anyone to feel ignored and often if I write something on a thread it gets put back at the top whare other people notice it and write on it. Beir bua agus beannacht |
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