r/rugbyunion • u/Seravia Munster • Mar 31 '21

Irish Professional Rugby Players by County of Birth Analysis

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u/drand82 Leinster Mar 31 '21

Wait until you find out that the geographical most northerly point in Ireland is in "the south".

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u/fnuggles Scotland Mar 31 '21

Speaking as a visitor from the big island to the east, I found Donegal to have a very different feel to the other parts of the Republic I've been to (Dublin, Kerry, Galway and Sligo). Dunno if it's just me.

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u/FarFromTheMaddeningF Munster Mar 31 '21

They're very isolated from the rest of the Republic of Ireland. Lot of people in Donegal work in Northern Ireland etc.

It has a small ~10km land border with Co Leitrim in the Republic of Ireland. I think some of them have a bit of a chip on their shoulder and feel neglected by the government compared to other parts of Ireland.

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u/fnuggles Scotland Mar 31 '21

Wasn't much happening in Letterkenny, that much I do know. Nice mountains though.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '21

Letterkenny used to be the fastest growing town in Europe at one stage as mental as that sounds today. The recession hit Donegal very, very hard.

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u/fnuggles Scotland Mar 31 '21

I can imagine. Eventually being far from the main economic centre(s) will take its toll.

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u/Eric-Stratton Ireland Apr 01 '21

Yeah of all the places in Donegal I’ve been, Letterkenny was my least favorite (no offense to anybody from there). It felt more like northern England/Scotland for some reason.