Located in the province of Ulster, County Donegalshares a small border with only one other county in the Republic of Ireland, the rest being shared with three counties of Northern Ireland. This geographic isolation from the rest of the Republic has led to Donegal people maintaining a distinct cultural identity. It was one of the worst affected parts of Ulster during the Great Famine of the late 1840s, many areas becoming permanently depopulated. On the other hand, the Partition of Ireland cut the county off from the city of Derry, which had acted for centuries as the county's main port, transport hub and financial centre.
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