[sustran] [sustran] Re: Obedientia civium urbis felicitas

[Pascal Desmond]

Hello Alan

Been away and just back

what is Baile Atha Cliath (IIRC), and why
>replace one perfectly respectable Gaelic name with another. (I bet those
>English imperialists come into it somewhere ... just as well I can say my
>home is in Scotland!).

Baile is the Irish for Town [usually anglicised to 'Bally']
Atha = ford [as in a river crossing and nothing to do with Henry]
Cliath = hurdle

So BAC is Hurdlefordburgh [to give it a slightly Scottish twist!]

As to why, I do not know at present but will advise within a week
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Kind regards
Pascal Desmond.