Pathetic vandalism I can still read the towns in English
PoppedCork on
It’s pointless
OkCoconut3270 on
It’s pretty pathetic
HighDeltaVee on
Who doesn’t like muff!?
Nearby_Potato4001 on
Use black paint and cover the entire word.
Elegant-Fisherman555 on
Little petty if I’m honest.
I grew up in the north in a catholic enclave surrounded by Protestant villages, townlands etc. for years the town name was spray painted out, you can kind of still make it out. Looks bad for tourists.
Category6818 on
you can still read both so not sure why anyone would care or be offended. seems fine to me
Oooaaaaarrrrr on
Why?
shozy on
I’d need more context for it. For example if this sign is in or near a Gaeltacht area in which case it may have replaced a sign that was previously just in Irish.
The fact that it doesn’t actually stop you from reading it suggests this is some form of protest.
Imaginary-Taste-2744 on
I imagine it’s cause it’s the gaeltacht? Getting rid of the English words?
johnfuckingtravolta on
Stick to the airport posts pal. Can see through ye like a pane of glass
therealcopperhat on
Shouldn’t it be green paint? Not to glas over it or anything.
Minute_Activity_3445 on
Fine Gael brigade out in the replies seething at the existence of Gaeltachtaí
Fantastic_Section517 on
What are your thoughts?
maverickeire on
Personally I like me some muff so that one concerns me
pete_moss on
If it’s Gaeltacht there might be an argument for using Irish as primary over the English. I can see the argument for why they would stick with standardisation as in the rest of the country though. In Wales I think the Welsh name gets primacy over English but it’s not the standar we went with.
Tony_Meatballs_00 on
Wanton vandalism
They’re destroying the beautiful signs, sure aren’t we known the world over for our gorgeous, traditionally made road signage
Shoddy_Article5056 on
I know people here are talking about Gaeltacht areas but my extended family from Donegal don’t live in one and every second sign looks like this. I think it’s a mix of Gaeltacht residents and diehard anti-NI republicans who live in the area doing it. I’ve no issue with it though, especially when the town names are still visible. Seems like a simple way to show support for the language all in all, though I see why some may take issue with it
denbo786 on
What’s wrong with Muff?
Sneakywulf1984 on
The Gaeltacht Taliban
8413848 on
Silly and a waste of time. Someone will have to clean it up.
WayMaleficent1465 on
It’s donegal so probably means the road is gone
conor34 on
Here’s my Seachtain na Gaeilge fantasy, assuming I was Minister for Transport for a second and had a free hand.
I would give the Irish version primacy on all road signs countrywide. By that I mean they should never be in italics, which indicates to me it’s a foreign language, while in fact, with 99% of Irish placenames, the Irish is the original and correct placename, and the manglicised version is merely a cheap imitation of the original.
Initially, I would keep the anglicised version underneath, but in italics and at about 80% of the size of the Irish font, with a ministerial order that the anglicised versions would shrink in steps of 10% every five years.
bruh67899 on
Why are there multiple Muffs in Ireland
fragilemetal on
I worked outsourced for Donegal council a year or two ago. Answering out of hours calls, usually for the roads or water department. Most of the time it was the guards or councillor on behalf of some locals needing assistance. Anyway there was one particular prick of a councillor who insisted on going through the rigmarole of complaining about the lack of Irish speakers available to answer him for things like a flooded road at 11pm. Every. single. time. (Bear in mind the council would have decided what service was covered and contracted to, including language, as their budget permits.)
In addition to being an intentional fucking headwreck, once he eventually finished his oft-used speech would begin the second fun part. He was illiterate and unable to spell the name of the place he was reporting. So out would come the county map and list of local crews (provided in English of course by the council), then google maps and wikipedia to try and find wherever this arsehole was reporting (or recognise, as the place he knew was the location but it wasn’t read back to him in Irish).
Best I know he’s still there, making every response slower intentionally for his local community. Whenever I see stuff like this, I think I know already the kind of folks behind it.
turquoise2j on
Its hard to criticise the motivations behind this, a passion for the Irish language and original names but surely the solution is to petition the local mp or the dail for an official sign change if they feel so strongly about it? Maybe even just a sign that clearly prioritised the Irish first and has the translation smaller underneath
Any_Comparison_3716 on
“Brits out. In general.”
Patchy97 on
Down with Muff
Spiritual_Bonus1718 on
I occasionally dost venture south to Muff
clover8282 on
Who doesn’t like Muff
WolfetoneRebel on
NEVER deface MUFF!
Lemon-Mobile on
They could do a better job of it. Either match the background paint and fill it in properly or just cover it up so it can’t be read behind your shitty one coat of paint. Take some fucking pride in your work lads
origWetspot on
Damn Degens
DeputyDawe on
Just teenagers being idiots, nothing new
InjurySouthern9971 on
Its unlawfully defacing public property. These eejits should just grow up.
desertsail912 on
When I was a kid, late 70s early 80s, my family would go up to Donegal to sight see and visit relatives and people had actually taken a grinding wheel to the English names and these were the old school signs, the burly cast iron ones with the raised letters. My grandfather who was originally from Donegal, loved it. He wasn’t a huge fan of the English, I can tell you that.
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Pathetic vandalism I can still read the towns in English
It’s pointless
It’s pretty pathetic
Who doesn’t like muff!?
Use black paint and cover the entire word.
Little petty if I’m honest.
I grew up in the north in a catholic enclave surrounded by Protestant villages, townlands etc. for years the town name was spray painted out, you can kind of still make it out. Looks bad for tourists.
you can still read both so not sure why anyone would care or be offended. seems fine to me
Why?
I’d need more context for it. For example if this sign is in or near a Gaeltacht area in which case it may have replaced a sign that was previously just in Irish.
The fact that it doesn’t actually stop you from reading it suggests this is some form of protest.
I imagine it’s cause it’s the gaeltacht? Getting rid of the English words?
Stick to the airport posts pal. Can see through ye like a pane of glass
Shouldn’t it be green paint? Not to glas over it or anything.
Fine Gael brigade out in the replies seething at the existence of Gaeltachtaí
What are your thoughts?
Personally I like me some muff so that one concerns me
If it’s Gaeltacht there might be an argument for using Irish as primary over the English. I can see the argument for why they would stick with standardisation as in the rest of the country though. In Wales I think the Welsh name gets primacy over English but it’s not the standar we went with.
Wanton vandalism
They’re destroying the beautiful signs, sure aren’t we known the world over for our gorgeous, traditionally made road signage
I know people here are talking about Gaeltacht areas but my extended family from Donegal don’t live in one and every second sign looks like this. I think it’s a mix of Gaeltacht residents and diehard anti-NI republicans who live in the area doing it. I’ve no issue with it though, especially when the town names are still visible. Seems like a simple way to show support for the language all in all, though I see why some may take issue with it
What’s wrong with Muff?
The Gaeltacht Taliban
Silly and a waste of time. Someone will have to clean it up.
It’s donegal so probably means the road is gone
Here’s my Seachtain na Gaeilge fantasy, assuming I was Minister for Transport for a second and had a free hand.
I would give the Irish version primacy on all road signs countrywide. By that I mean they should never be in italics, which indicates to me it’s a foreign language, while in fact, with 99% of Irish placenames, the Irish is the original and correct placename, and the manglicised version is merely a cheap imitation of the original.
Initially, I would keep the anglicised version underneath, but in italics and at about 80% of the size of the Irish font, with a ministerial order that the anglicised versions would shrink in steps of 10% every five years.
Why are there multiple Muffs in Ireland
I worked outsourced for Donegal council a year or two ago. Answering out of hours calls, usually for the roads or water department. Most of the time it was the guards or councillor on behalf of some locals needing assistance. Anyway there was one particular prick of a councillor who insisted on going through the rigmarole of complaining about the lack of Irish speakers available to answer him for things like a flooded road at 11pm. Every. single. time. (Bear in mind the council would have decided what service was covered and contracted to, including language, as their budget permits.)
In addition to being an intentional fucking headwreck, once he eventually finished his oft-used speech would begin the second fun part. He was illiterate and unable to spell the name of the place he was reporting. So out would come the county map and list of local crews (provided in English of course by the council), then google maps and wikipedia to try and find wherever this arsehole was reporting (or recognise, as the place he knew was the location but it wasn’t read back to him in Irish).
Best I know he’s still there, making every response slower intentionally for his local community. Whenever I see stuff like this, I think I know already the kind of folks behind it.
Its hard to criticise the motivations behind this, a passion for the Irish language and original names but surely the solution is to petition the local mp or the dail for an official sign change if they feel so strongly about it? Maybe even just a sign that clearly prioritised the Irish first and has the translation smaller underneath
“Brits out. In general.”
Down with Muff
I occasionally dost venture south to Muff
Who doesn’t like Muff
NEVER deface MUFF!
They could do a better job of it. Either match the background paint and fill it in properly or just cover it up so it can’t be read behind your shitty one coat of paint. Take some fucking pride in your work lads
Damn Degens
Just teenagers being idiots, nothing new
Its unlawfully defacing public property. These eejits should just grow up.
When I was a kid, late 70s early 80s, my family would go up to Donegal to sight see and visit relatives and people had actually taken a grinding wheel to the English names and these were the old school signs, the burly cast iron ones with the raised letters. My grandfather who was originally from Donegal, loved it. He wasn’t a huge fan of the English, I can tell you that.
https://preview.redd.it/cd1exef2vumg1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=478529a84ef46805d7ae607fc066306433114946
Utterly childish.
Bah amateurs, in Connemara we used tar
… I wouldn’t be against muff
Childish fail – nothing makes the public close their mind to your preferred language faster than screaming in their faces.
Somebody found a can of red spray paint.