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From: "Allan B Currie" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Ireland Counties
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 23:58:38 -0800
In-Reply-To: <1073107538.3ff65252d87ed@webmail.siscom.net>


Kevin,

You obviously need some good general information.
Check out http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/beginners_guide.asp
also http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/index.html
and http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/counties.html

You'll likely get lots of opinions on which fields to use for the various
regions, city, parish, county, country, etc. I'm not going to get involved
in that because everyone has his or her own preferences. You probably recall
similar discussions applicable to the United States and Canada.

If you have only a little Irish/UK information to enter, it probably doesn't
matter very much how you do it. If you have a lot, you should think about it
very carefully. In any case, be consistent.

I hope this helps.

Al

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 2004-Jan-02 21:26
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Subject: [TMG] Ireland Counties

All,

Can someone provide an overview of the Irish Counties and how they record
them? Specifically are they always referred to as "County Donegal" or
"Donegal
County" or "County of Donegal?"

Also do you record Ireland in the country field? What bearing does Great
Britian or the United Kingdom have on this? How do Wales, Scotland and
England
enter into this?

So many questions...but THANKS in advance.

Kevin



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