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'They never named a street after Dev because they couldn't find one crooked enough': place names that changed and why some dubious ones survive

Street names change to reflect shifting values, removing or preserving commemorations linked to slave-owners, vice, revolutionaries, and contested figures.

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fromIrish Independent

1 week ago

'We should be reclaiming the city' - calls to 'decolonise' Dublin to remove street names with British empire origins

Herzog Park controversy has prompted a re-evaluation of Dublin’s identity through scrutiny of imperial-era street names and public commemoration.

fromwww.independent.co.uk

2 months ago

Yelden, Yielden and Yieldon? Decades-long row over village name finally settled

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fromMedievalists.net

3 months ago

40 Cities That Had Different Names in Medieval Times - Medievalists.net

City names change over time due to political, linguistic, and power shifts, reflecting empires, national identities, and language reforms.

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'They never named a street after Dev because they couldn't find one crooked enough': place names that changed and why some dubious ones survive

'We should be reclaiming the city' - calls to 'decolonise' Dublin to remove street names with British empire origins

Yelden, Yielden and Yieldon? Decades-long row over village name finally settled

40 Cities That Had Different Names in Medieval Times - Medievalists.net

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