'Ole, ole!' turns to 'Arriba Peru!' as Donegal village adopts Peru for World Cup

Donegal village's t-shirts provide funny twist to World Cup story.

'Ole, ole!' turns to 'Arriba Peru!' as Donegal village adopts Peru for World Cup

The village of Rathmullan in County Donegal didn’t take long to get over the disappointment of Ireland failing to qualify for the World Cup.

A chat outside mass one Sunday morning between parish priest Fr Martin Collum and Rathmullan Celtic Chairman, Cormac Fagan, has lead to the small community adopting Peru as their home nation.

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