NAMES OF PORTS

A chara, - Although I greatly admire your clearly long term, deferential respect for the Irish language, I cannot accept Dick…

A chara, - Although I greatly admire your clearly long term, deferential respect for the Irish language, I cannot accept Dick Hogan's reporting on the rescue operation of the fibreglass, so called currach (naomhog presumably) off Cuas an Bhodaigh and, of course, to his reference to "nearby" anglicised Ventry (at least 15 nautical miles away).

Your anglicisation of the names of these ports exceeds any of the deeds of the British sappers close to two centuries ago. - Is mise, le meas,

Ascaill Sydney, An Charraig Dhubh, Co Bhaile Atha Cliath.