Researchers at Trinity College Dublin are calling on the public to help them track down the capital’s old street signs to document them before they disappear.
The bilingual green and white signs, which feature the old Irish font Cló Gaelach, date back to the turn of the 20th century and are believed to have been introduced to Dublin as a subtle form of protest against British rule at the time.
However, as the signs are not on the list of protected structures, they are not preserved, unless they are in architectural areas of conservation.
The team at Trinity College Dublin are hoping to create a digital archive of the remaining signs and establish a timeline…