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....especially since the almost-elimination of Polio.
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either makes a good story. Hmm...so, her great great great great grandfather was a gardener who limped due to an accident with the scythe, and he seduced the daughter of the manor house--which wasn't much of an effort, as she obviously enjoyed watching the manly rippling of his muscles as he worked. Howzzat?
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I'm hooked  Your story has shades of 'Upstairs and Downstairs'... always a hit.
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I'm hooked Your story has shades of 'Upstairs and Downstairs'... always a hit. or the Game of Thrones, currently on HBO.
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Your story is even better than the possible originals:
a) There was a clan war and the chieftan was killed. A chief could not be lame so the widow broke her infant son's leg and allowed it to set badly. This removed him as a future threat to the enemy so they allowed him to live. He became a priest and (the norm for Celtic priests) married. His descendants became an offshoot of the original clan.
b)The widow was captured while pregnant and her captors lamed the infant.
c)He was born deformed.
d)Any or none of the above minus the married part.
Hmmm, on reflection your story is much better!
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It seems you really gave this some thought. All seem probable.
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tried to look up the family history the first time I went to Scotland.
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Have you tried one of those things like "Ancestry.com"?
I got a family coat of arms when in Ireland, but no
family history.
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I got the general background I was looking for. My uncle on the other hand has made it his main retirement hobby to trace every twig on the family tree.
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[LukeJavan8 or the Game of Thrones, currently on HBO.]
I read all the books and am waiting for the next one: "Dance with Dragons". Super pulp but so far irresistable pulp. The HBO will get here after BBC wil be done with it - one or two years - . The books are more fun anyway. (saw the whole lot of trials on YouTube)
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