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The Time Detective
A Genealogically Led History of William Talbot, the Celebrated Irish Piper (118 pages)
A Genealogically Led History of William Talbot, the Celebrated Irish Piper (118 pages)
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118 Page PDF File - The author’s 2nd great grandfather, Robert Francis Talbot (c1844-1935), joined the Royal Navy, travelled the world and emigrated to Australia in 1874. In the process, he took the opportunity to upgrade his ancestral history and, in so doing, almost completely obfuscated his father’s life. In recent years, I’ve unearthed evidence that confirms Robert was the son of William Talbot, a blind Irish piper who rose to celebrity status in Ireland during the first half of the 19th century, but who fell into poverty during the Irish famine, emigrated to Scotland around 1850 and died in a poorhouse in Glasgow in 1876. The irony is that, in trying to associate himself with more respectable roots, Robert almost succeeded in erasing his link to Irish musical royalty. Over 150 years later, I’ve finally uncovered the evidence that reveals the truth about William Talbot’s life.
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