To: OFMDFM Stormont
A6NI to be renamed the Heaney Highway
Seek approval & agreement with the Heaney Family.Work across various departments from Tourism to Dept of Infrastructure and all interested depts to promote the A6NI as the Heaney Highway and develop the signposting.
Why is this important?
Renaming the A6 would honour one of NI's most distinguished poets, Seamus Heaney. He took this route often to school & back from home and the region was part & parcel of his early work. His poetry is inclusive, hopeful, reflective and frequently quoted as part of our peace process. Ideally the A6 also can further his wishes for progress and peace. This would tie up very well with the "Wild Atlantic Way" and can benefit the counties in between too. It would be advantageous too for Tourism and as the Heaney Homestead is on this route, also rather appropiate.
