Dr Who's Great-Grandad was King Billy!

[Seven Tattoos]

er, em, no he wasn't. However, did anyone else what the fascinating programme last night (Who Do You Think You Are?) about David Tennant's genealogy? Turns out one of his great-grandfathers signed the Ulster declaration against home rule for Ireland. And his grandad played for Derry City.

I don't mean to sound like Mr Spock, but it was 'fascinating'!

[Northern Ireland Hibby]

Originally Posted by Seven Tattoos
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er, em, no he wasn't. However, did anyone else what the fascinating programme last night (Who Do You Think You Are?) about David Tennant's genealogy? Turns out one of his great-grandfathers signed the Ulster declaration against home rule for Ireland. And his grandad played for Derry City.

I don't mean to sound like Mr Spock, but it was 'fascinating'!

The majority of people in Proddie bit in the North signed that declaration as far as I know. I once found a scan online of the actual page signed by my great-
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rents.

[Bridie]

I found his discomfort at the whole Orange thing a bit uncomfortable to watch. He obviously wasn't a happy bunny...I think he might have been altogether more enamoured with his folks if he had continued the Highland and Island line.

[AndyM]

The part where the couple gave him the sash his great grandfather wore he looked as though somebody had just crapped in his hand.

David Tennant was deeply uncomfortable with the orange stuff that his great grandfather embraced and who can blame him? Still it was very different times and perhaps its difficult to put a 21st century approach on the events of 100 years ago.

He seems a really decent sort though, very proud of being Scottish.
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[Seven Tattoos]

Any guy who got to share a TARDIS with Billie Piper is one lucky fecker! I'd get her p!shed and introduce her to ma intergalactic boaby! (But then I'm a chilish geek!)

[Bridie]

Originally Posted by Seven Tattoos
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Any guy who got to share a TARDIS with Billie Piper is one lucky fecker! I'd get her p!shed and introduce her to ma intergalactic boaby! (But then I'm a chilish geek!)

But her features are oversized for her face...I think Billie is weird.
BTW...what is her real name?
Naebdee calls a baby girl Billie.

[Pilrig]

Originally Posted by AndyM
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The part where the couple gave him the sash his great grandfather wore he looked as though somebody had just crapped in his hand.

David Tennant was deeply uncomfortable with the orange stuff that his great grandfather embraced and who can blame him? Still it was very different times and perhaps its difficult to put a 21st century approach on the events of 100 years ago.

He seems a really decent sort though, very proud of being Scottish.
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And he should be proud of his Ulster roots as well, whatever side of the religious divide. That he had ancesters who signed the Ulster Covenant as well as a cousin who was caught up on Bloody Sunday goes to show that a lot of people's genealogies aren't neatly cut and dried, and can be quite a mix, all the better for it too, IMO.
This was the best prog of the series so far IMO.

[MathiasJack#1]

Originally Posted by Bridie
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BTW...what is her real name?
Naebdee calls a baby girl Billie.

her real name is Billie Paul Piper

[Hibsean]

Originally Posted by Pilrig
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And he should be proud of his Ulster roots as well, whatever side of the religious divide. That he had ancesters who signed the Ulster Covenant as well as a cousin who was caught up on Bloody Sunday goes to show that a lot of people's genealogies aren't neatly cut and dried, and can be quite a mix, all the better for it too, IMO.
This was the best prog of the series so far IMO.

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[Pilrig]

Originally Posted by Hibsean
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?

[Dublin_Hibee]

The majority of people in Proddie bit in the North signed that declaration as far as I know. I once found a scan online of the actual page signed by my great-rents.

slightly off topic but....
When I lived in Sydney, my housemate, a Dubliner. revealed his great-grandfather was Edward Carson, the Dublin Protestant who founded the UVF
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to say it created friction with my other housemate, a Fermanagh nationalist, is an understatement

[Northern Ireland Hibby]

Originally Posted by Dublin_Hibee
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slightly off topic but....
When I lived in Sydney, my housemate, a Dubliner. revealed his great-grandfather was Edward Carson, the Dublin Protestant who founded the UVF
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to say it created friction with my other housemate, a Fermanagh nationalist, is an understatement

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I like it.

[NaeTechnoHibby]

I have enjoyed all these 'celebs' going back to their roots but this was probably the most uneasy of them all, certainly for him.

Wait till David 'Cheap as Chips' Dickinson is oan.

That might be a tear jerker extrondiare
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[Scoobie]

Originally Posted by Dublin_Hibee
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slightly off topic but....
When I lived in Sydney, my housemate, a Dubliner. revealed his great-grandfather was Edward Carson, the Dublin Protestant who founded the UVF
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to say it created friction with my other housemate, a Fermanagh nationalist, is an understatement

As far as I'm aware, the original UVF was volunteers for the 1st or 2nd World War, then bastardised by protestant militants.

But I could be wrong. It might've been the UDA.

[Scoobie]

Originally Posted by AndyM
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The part where the couple gave him the sash his great grandfather wore he looked as though somebody had just crapped in his hand.

When I just read your post, I nearly exploded with laffin'. But I have to keep reminding myself that the very people who gave him that, are truley and honestly patrionic of their background. Otherwise, why would they hand it over? They could've told him about it, but kept it for themselves.

Going far enough, my own family history incorporates Irish Protestism, where it split or where the 'weaker' side disappeared, I've no idea. But it's part of me, and I'm happy with it.

Where am I going now with this post? Err.... that will be NOWHERE!!!!
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Midly pished while posting infringement.

[potato]

Originally Posted by Dublin_Hibee
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slightly off topic but....
When I lived in Sydney, my housemate, a Dubliner. revealed his great-grandfather was Edward Carson, the Dublin Protestant who founded the UVF
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to say it created friction with my other housemate, a Fermanagh nationalist, is an understatement

Sorry for getting off topic again but i can feel a song coming on!
"Fermanagh and Tyrone!"
But their leader was a limerick man,Sean South of Garryowen!
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[Northern Ireland Hibby]

Originally Posted by Scoobie
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As far as I'm aware, the original UVF was volunteers for the 1st or 2nd World War, then bastardised by protestant militants.

But I could be wrong. It might've been the UDA.

The original UVF were a different organisation to today's loyalist drug-peddlers and scammers in the same way that the original IRA have no relation to today's, errrr, republican drug-peddlers and scammers.

As it happens, the modern UVF are replacing their more scarey looking murals (pronounced 'murials' in Belfast) with memorials to the original UVF, which continues the cross-community obsession with memorials in NI. Sure if it keeps them happy.