COUNTY LOUTH
Under S.189 of the Local Government Act, 2001 the Town
Council may by resolution, adopted by at least one-half
of the members, make a proposal to change the name of
the town.
This proposal, after been notified to prescribed persons
and published inviting submissions within two months and
after the submissions have been considered (reserved
function), may be adopted or amended by the Town Council
provided at least one-half of the members again consent.
Where proposal is accepted or amended the Town Council
must then seek the consent of the majority of the
qualified electors (i.e. registered voters and certain
occupiers of rated hereditaments) in the town. When the
proposal is confirmed by a majority of the electors the
Cathaoirleach (Chairman) of the Council shall declare
such new name and the date it comes into operation being
the 1st January next following the expiration of at
least three months from the date of the declaration.
Each declaration must be published, including in Iris
Oifigiuil, and sent to prescribed persons.
A previous provision under an Act of 1946 as amended in
1955 required the Council to apply to the Government to
change the name after obtaining consent of four-sevenths
of the ratepayers of the town and after the Council of
the relevant county agreed. An earlier provisions of
1898 did not require the consent of the ratepayers.
Among the place names changed under the old provision of
1898 was 'Queenstown' in County Cork to 'Cobh' and under
the 1946 provision were:-
'An Uaimh' town, in County Meath, to 'Navan'(1971);
'Ceanannus Mór' town, in County Meath, to 'Kells' (1993).
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