Road signs in Ireland

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rhyds wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 21:23 Here's a few examples of old/interesting signs I spotted during my trip through Ireland recently.

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Great photo of the odd pre-90s numerals on Irish signs, plus the different lower-case design. Not quite Transport is it.
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It was odd seeing what was (to me) a sign with both primary patching and flat-topped 3s.
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That's actually quite a surprise. The slanted Irish font came in about the same time as transport started to be used for numbers.
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I spotted this, whether refurbished or replica I'm not sure, in a pub car park.
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bothar wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2020 23:23 I spotted this, whether refurbished or replica I'm not sure, in a pub car park.
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When did Irish start to be used on Irish signs?? From day 1 (in the Free State government), or later??
Bryn666 wrote: Wed Jun 19, 2019 16:24
rhyds wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 21:23 Here's a few examples of old/interesting signs I spotted during my trip through Ireland recently.

2019-06-12 15.37.23_bach.jpg

2019-06-14 20.56.12_bach.jpg
Great photo of the odd pre-90s numerals on Irish signs, plus the different lower-case design. Not quite Transport is it.
My judgement is the numerals are pinched from the MOT font, whilst the unusual ‘small letters’ are a variant on regular Transport.

A bit like you get an ‘educational’ variant of some fonts that have some fully-rounded letters (mainly a’s, g’s and y’s) to closely mimic handwriting.
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Berk wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2020 23:34 When did Irish start to be used on Irish signs?? From day 1 (in the Free State government), or later??
Well systematic use started with S.I. No. 55/1926 - Road Signs and Traffic Signals Regulations, 1926.
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Rare example from 1933, Irish is somewhat less prominent than the English, which wouldn't be allowed nowadays.

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Rather "cute" scene from around 1960 I suppose

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This is 1960s style directional signage on the Longmile Road in Dublin. The road here isn't in great shape because it was intended to dual it and in those days (and maybe even now) Irish local authorities did not put their best efforts into a road that was going to be dug up in a year or two, even if it actually took 8 or 10 years to make the improvement.
This district is known today for motor dealers, the shiny showroom type, the vans and trucks, and some Irish cousins of Arthur Daley with Japanese second hand imports with a dodgy trail through Dubai.
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Another oldie, an AA diversion sign from 1958
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Found some corkers here. This one Image.
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Oldest county sign to still exist?
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Ah, that’s what I was looking for. :)
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Do any other pictures of these Dublin Orbital Route signs exist? I know only 50 out of 500 were ever installed before they were scrapped by the DoT, so it's quite unlikely.
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EthanL13 wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 19:07 Image

Do any other pictures of these Dublin Orbital Route signs exist? I know only 50 out of 500 were ever installed before they were scrapped by the DoT, so it's quite unlikely.
The likes of this?

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3434707 ... ?entry=ttu
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wallmeerkat wrote: Fri Feb 09, 2024 09:48 The likes of this?

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3434707 ... ?entry=ttu
Not quite, that is the 2020 style of such signage. The one in the picture is 2002 style, when the orbital route first "opened", but they were heavily criticised for not being particularly useful (only route and junction numbers were shown, as well as An Lár, with no English translation, on account of saving space) and no DoT approval. The inner orbital route's signage was coloured orange in the first design, before being changed to a light blue in the 2003 design.
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