Further to my letter Senglea or Isla? (August 5), I would like to add that for most of the Sengleans, the issue of Senglea or Isla is a never-ending story.

Isla (apart from other names) is the old name for the peninsula, still commonly known by the Maltese, but wrongly used by the residents, the local council and the authorities.

Back in the late 1950s and 1960s, I recall several renowned speakers who during their annual speech on the two Great Sieges by the statue of Malta in Senglea on September 6, had repeatedly acknowledged that the title of Citta Invicta had been bestowed on Senglea for the courage and bravery shown by its people during the Great Siege of 1565.

Thus, they identified that the city is called Senglea and not Isla as was previously known, and that its people were called Sengleans and not Isolani as they were known before.

There were those that during these historic speeches repeatedly urged parents to teach children that the proper name of their city is Senglea and not Isla, and that its name is derived from the surname of Grand Master Claude de la Sengle.

During this year's feast at Senglea, I met some friends who had already acknowledged the fact that the name Isla is mistakably used, and the name of Senglea should be firmly recognised by the government (starting from the Senglea local council), and that for a short period of time, the word Isla should be posted in brackets next to Senglea.

Special thanks go to the presenters of Super One TV, who during their live transmission of the festa, repetitively used the name Senglea instead of Isla.