Belfast approves first Ulster Scots dual language street signs
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 15:55 · Archive
Belfast City Council has approved the erection of Ulster Scots and English dual language street signs for two streets in East Belfast.
Belfast City Council has approved the installation of dual language street signs in Ulster Scots and English for two streets in East Belfast, the first time the council has implemented signage in that language. The decision came at an October meeting of the Council People and Communities Committee. The signs will be erected at Ravenscroft Avenue, off Upper Newtownards Road, and Beersbridge Road. The new signage will display 'Corbiescroft Evvenye' alongside the English 'Ravenscroft Avenue'.
A survey of 110 occupiers at Ravenscroft Avenue showed support for the signs was limited. Nineteen occupiers, representing 17.27 per cent, favoured the erection of the second street name plate, whilst 10 occupiers, or 9.09 per cent, opposed it. One occupier expressed no preference either way. The committee report stated that the Irish translations were authenticated by Queens University, the approved translator for Belfast City Council.
The decision is part of a controversial dual language street sign policy. Hundreds of streets across Belfast have received signs in Irish and English since the policy began, but this is the first approval of signs in Ulster Scots. A Sinn Féin councillor suggested the translation should be double-checked.
How it is being reported
- Belfast to get first Ulster Scots street signs as request approved: ‘We’ve been waiting a long time’Belfast Telegraph · 8 Oct, 15:10
- Belfast to get first Ulster Scots dual language street signs under controversial policySinn Féin councillor says they should "double-check" the translationBelfast Live · 7 Oct, 21:10
In this story: Belfast City Council · Ravenscroft Avenue · Beersbridge Road · East Belfast · Queens University · Sinn Féin
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