Should Castlebar change the street names of the town and bring them in line with the Nationalist street names that are evident in towns like Ballina or should the street names be kept as they tell of our colonial history? Click on the word 'comment' below to have your say.
45 Comments
Sinead
4/23/2014 03:38:44 am
change them. we should have Pearse Street and O Connell Street like other towns. Why do we have these English ones
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Lee
4/23/2014 04:08:43 am
Maybe an official name-change could happen during the 2016 centenary commemorations?
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Robert
4/27/2014 10:31:48 am
No way! These name are part of our history the likes of the Lucas played a huge role in our history why should we wipe it clear that would be ridiculous. New streets and roads and roundabouts will appear over the years and it would be nice to name these after irish figures and local figures but do not change the names. In Ballina their names are the same as everywhere else and have no significance. In Westport they mean nothing , shop street, high street, bridge street ours have meaning and importance
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Tom Mc Loughlin
4/28/2014 09:08:19 am
I agree. The newer roads have been named after Irish cultural icons such as John Moore Rd
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Skittles
5/3/2014 11:15:42 pm
They shouldn't change them, why bother. Is anyone offended by them? I doubt it!!
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Maggie Nyland
5/24/2014 09:50:42 am
Fantastic stuff. Well done. Really enjoyed the site. Lovely photos. Names reflect history and culture. Why change them.
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frances kelly-madden
7/17/2014 07:58:59 pm
I think the Street names should be left the same. It is easier for people to find information about their ancestors by the old Streets. My relatives The Ryders of Castlebar came from Castle Street and Newtown. I am putting together a history of their lives from the 1850 - 1940s . I am sure there are relatives of the Ryder family somewhere around Castlebar. I have recently made contact with a lady in London who is a Great Great Grandaughter of Mary Ryder born the middle 1800s. Frances Kelly- Madden
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Anthony (site creator)
8/12/2014 02:55:50 am
I agree, the street names should be left alone. They are part of our history. Good luck with your research. Johny Mee writes a column called 'The Auld Stock' in 'The Connaught Telegraph' and would be one to get in contact with.
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ed staunton
11/20/2016 05:08:10 pm
I'd say Emmigration street to honour the real people of Castlebar forced out of it we'll likely never see again!, just an idea like instead of still going on about the Brits a hundred years later when our own just decimated the Mayo population once again!. Traitor Street be a good one too
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Darach Corcoran
8/11/2020 03:15:10 am
Changing street names is often a sad reflection on attempts to re-write history, rather like blowing up statues etc. I still think of King Street in Ballina where my grandmother lived, and honestly now cannot identify addresses in that town, as all the names have changed since my childhood. I live in Spencer Street Castlebar, and would hate to see the history of the area removed.
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