Ah.. I thought it might just be that Donegal wasn't high on the list of priorities at that time!

For anyone who isn't quite sure which part of the map we're talking about, Donegal is right up in the far northwest, only connected to the rest of the Irish Republic by a panhandle:
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The blue section is Northern Ireland, still part of the U.K.


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 07-28-2003).]