Arthur ....Thanks for that ..... went away and googled it ....to find that Ireland used the British system up until 1987 .... I was surprised it hung on so long after independence (you might have thought such symbols of the 'Establishment' would have been the first to go .) ..... Living just a short ferry ride from Dublin when in Wales I hitchhiked around Ireland a lot in the 60's ..... but it never registered with me.(no pun intended smile )

K

Ps Budster ..... you're right .... but at 950+ pages I think the thread is well enough established to withstand a handful of drifted posts! smile

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