WDYTYA Boy George

[IgorStrav]

Many apologies if this is a duplicate.

Whilst scanning my 'unread posts' section, I THOUGHT I saw a reference to the new WDYTYA episode for Boy George.

So having a little time to spare this afternoon, I looked at the episode and returned here to see what everyone thought.   However despite using the SEARCH box I've been unable to find the thread.

Did I make it up?

Anyhow, just wanted to say that it was very interesting, the documents were just amazing - cannot imagine how I would feel if such things were available for my ancestors - and it made me cry.

Oh goodness, whatever the difficulties, we are all very lucky living now rather than back then.

[Finley 1]

Yes I cried too  ---  Very interesting story line..  and I loved him with his Aunt gently singing.. but I have Always liked him..

xin

[Rishile]

I liked this one too.  I didn't cry but I was close.  I thought he was very good - not too obviously emotional but enough to make you realise he was very moved.  I thought he was also very respectful at the cemetery and got it just right.  I was surprised how much 'family' meant to him.

One thing I wondered though - would his great grandparents have had any chance of getting their daughter back?  Would they have tried?  The Irish are known for putting up a fight for family so I would have thought they would.  I was surprised he didn't ask that question.

Rishile

[Finley 1]

I think the fight was worn out of them..   They died not long after she was taken away.


There was a mention, that maybe they felt it was perhaps not such a bad thing.. But there were other children ..
So after the parents died what happened to them?

more searching needed.

xin

[antiquesam]

I thought it was a good story but the connection of Boy George to the hanged IRA chap was a bit tenuous. The husband of the daughter of his great grandmother from her first marriage, the spouse being the brother of her second husband. I can't work out that relationship.

[Finley 1]

NO DNA there then   or maybe one tiny speck..    flesh on flesh ---  maybe  just a slight handshake =    a family tale  -  I get what you are saying, we could all claim a relative here and there that was married to their great grandfathers - step mother - twice removed cousin -- so yep a difficult one..

But apart from that it made good TV  so win some loose some.

I really would have liked to hear more about his true family as his Father was not a particularly pleasant man -- by all accounts.   I read a book once..   Called 'Cry Salty tears'  ... oooooo 

written by his Mother.

xin

[bearkat]

I agree that the link wasn't close.

I'm not sure I could have gone into the hang house where an ancestor met his end, for the same reason I have never watched Titanic

[Blue70]

Quite a sad episode as is often the case with TV programmes covering Irish ancestry stories. The "Cruelty men" story was interesting.


Blue

[josey]

I was impressed by the interest, dignity & respect Boy George showed wothout any phoney emotion; obviously very fond of mum & aunt. The stories were well told - it's that social history that makes WDYTYA worth watching - it doesn't matter whose ancestors prompted the telling.