quote:A blazing row flared up yesterday between rival Kerry political dynasties over the An Daingean name change controversy.
http://www.gaelport.com/index.php?page=clippings&id=1996&viewby=date quote:For that reason, an amendment by FF councillor Breandan MacGearailt which he said was a compromise being put forward by the Gaeltacht grouping, Todhchai na Gaeltachta could not be taken.
The compromise to the long-running name change row was that only the Irish version of An Daingean should be used on signage within the Gaeltacht, while a supplementary sign in English should be used on signage outside Gaeltacht boundaries.
Note: Todhchai na Gaeltachta's proposal would be for the supplementary signs to be a temporary measure, to be phased out in 2011.
I think, together with the Brown tourist signs to "Corca Dhuibhne/Dingle Peninsula", the situation for tourists finding the town would actually be greatly improved over what was there before the langauge act and the placenames order.
But the Dingle Danglers refuse to even entertain the idea, which I have to say makes me suspect their motives, and their frequent statements that this is not about the Irish language or Gaeltacht status.
