Claire writes:
Notice how Marlay Park [Rathfarnham, Dublin 16] is spelt with an ‘a’ and the surrounding streets are spelt with an ‘e’ e.g – Marley Lawn (top). Why is this?
Anyone
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Developer mis-spelled the names of the nearby estates according to Wikipedia, it’s supposed to be Marlay.
The park is named after the 18th century Church of Ireland Bishop George Marlay. I have no idea where the alternative spelling came from.
Jamaica.
Uranus.
Ineptitude. People often misspell the name of the park too.
In 1764, the Estate was purchased by David La Touche of French Huguenot origin, member of
parliament and first Governor of the Bank of Ireland. David La Touche extended the original house, and renamed it Marlay, having married Elizabeth Marlay, daughter of the Right Rev. George Marlay, Bishop of Dromore. (http://www.dlrcoco.ie/parks/Marlayhsehistory.pdf)
There are multiple misspellings and variations of place names on signs all over the country. Incompetence usually the answer.
The developer was actually a first cousin of Bob.
Reggae was to blame after all.
…probably for the same reason that Kinvara in Co Galway has one ‘r’ in it………….unless you work in the roadsign business for the local authority and put put two ‘r’ in it……..Kinvarra on a sign is just wrong.
this are the things that keep a person up at night alright
That, and bad grammar.
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Is it not Morla(e)y Park or is that just the way some people pronounce it?
Pork?
See also; Palmerstown / Palmerston
Road signs coming off the M50 etc say ‘Palmerston’, signs in the actual village say ‘Palmerstown’.
Pitt. The. Elder.
LORD PALMERSTON!
Once convinced a mate that it was named after Bob Marley, shortly after he received the Freedom of Dublin and had a game of kick ups with John Giles in the park in 1975.
And that’s why there’s a Johnny Giles International Airport just outside Kingston.
This kind of thing is everywhere. Truth is standerd spelling is a relatively modern gimic. Pre 1800 or so no-one cared how it was spelled as long as they knew where or who it was.
‘Ow wot woz spelld?
This kind of thing is everywhere. Truth is standard spelling is a relatively modern gimic. Pre 1800 or so no-one cared how it was spelled as long as they knew where or who it was.
So Lahinch or Lehinch?
All those Broadford streets are just ridiculous.