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Episode 1

In the first episode of the series, John attempts to be a co-driver in a rally car, visits a Se谩n na Gig in County Down and learns more about his DNA.

Cuireann John t煤s lena thuras i nD煤n na nGall, 谩it a mbuaileann s茅 leis an tiom谩na铆 rail铆, Gavin Kelly. Sula dt茅ann John ar thuras gasta agus casta le Gavin sa charr, tugann Eamon McGee ceacht gairid do John faoi chomh-thiom谩int rail铆. An mbeidh John 谩balta coinne谩il suas leis?

Ansin, leanann John ar aghaidh ar a thuras go dt铆 an Mhainistir Liath i gCo. an D煤in, 谩it a mbuaileann s茅 le foireann na mainistreach agus leis an chraolt贸ir, Caoimhe N铆 Chathail chun n铆os m贸 a fh谩il amach faoi charachtar suimi煤il 贸n dara haois d茅ag at谩 thuas ar bhalla na mainistreach, Se谩n na Gig. Cuireann Gary Dempsey John ar an eolas faoi thionscadal faoi leith at谩 ar bun aige chun taighde a dh茅anamh ar na dealbha seo.

Chomh maith leis sin uilig, beidh John i mB茅al Feirste ag fiosr煤 a chuid DNA le comhairle agus cuidi煤 贸 Stephen Carson in Ollscoil na Banr铆ona. T谩 John fiosrach faoi stair a shloinne agus nochtann Seosamh Mac Muir铆 an t-eolas d贸.

In the first episode of the series, John begins his journey in Donegal and meets rally driver Gavin Kelly. However, before John gets behind the wheel, Eamon McGee gives him a quick lesson in rally co-driving. Will John be able to keep up?

John then travels on to Greyabbey in County Down, where he meets the Greyabbey team and broadcaster Caoimhe N铆 Chathail to find out more about an unusual character from the 12th century on the wall of the abbey - Se谩n na Gig. John also meets Gary Dempsey, who is involved in a project that will tell us more about these figures.

Onwards to Belfast and John looks into his DNA with a little help from Stephen Carson at Queen鈥檚 University. Curious about his surname and its origins, John meets with Seosamh Mac Muir铆 to find out more.

28 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Apr 2021 22:00

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