My family tree is normal folk, prolific polymaths, prolific criminals and anyone suspected gay before 1950 disappeared entirely. And that submarine guy, kinda.
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we found out in the last 5 years that a relation signed up for the british army before world war 1. Poor (or maybe fortunate) fucker was killed in training and never made it to France.
No one knew a thing about it until a friend of my aunt's accidentally came across his grave in England and did a bit of research into this young lad (19) with an Irish name. Some coincidence that he knew family of his.
your G.Grandfather is Bobby Sands?lots of Irish folks in the british army in wwi, many kept their heads down on their return (without channeling Kevin Myers ;-), more than a couple put their skills to good use in the WOI
the most interesting link with the great events of history in my family is my maternal grandparents; English G.Grandfather fought in WWI (and all his sons in WWII), Irish G.Grandfather tortured by the 'tans, had a nervous breakdown and spent the rest of his life in a mental hospital. Grandfather went to England to work in a munitions factory during the war (and also dug the foundations for what would become windscale/selafield), met my grandmother, and moved back to Ireland to live with his mother... some awkward coversations there I'd say.
There's some more WOI mythology around my paternal G.Grandfather who was more directly involved in the IRA, but as he's a much mythologized figure in the locality I'm not sure how much is fact or fiction.
your G.Grandfather is Bobby Sands?
We swam about 1/2 mile out from shore and we're headed back, and this lady stops swimming and is looking right back at meAside from the being up early and the swimming, sounds great!
I just hate the sea. It’s beautiful from the land or on a boat but the not knowing what’s beneath you feeling is panic inducing. Fuck you Steve Spielberg for traumatising me!
It's glorious out there. I had to take a break from work to bring one of the dogs to a groomer. Driving around this stunning midlands countryside I just wanted to keep going
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