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'''Ireland''' | '''Ireland''' was an island located due east of most parts of [[Great Britain]]. | ||
[[Human]]s sometimes mistakenly assumed [[Gallifrey]] was a place in Ireland. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'', ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''). | |||
In [[1649]], [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]] visited Ireland during [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s siege of Drogheda. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Settling]]'') | In [[1649]], [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]] visited Ireland during [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s siege of Drogheda. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Settling]]'') | ||
'[[ | Ireland was the home of [[Sean]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace]]''), [[Sean Flannigan]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]''), [[McDermott]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]''), Casey ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') and possibly [[Luke Rattigan]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky]]''). | ||
[[Chip]] ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth]]'') and [[Thomas Kincade Brannigan]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'') both had Irish accents, but neither character likely had ever been to Ireland on [[Earth]]. Their accents suggested that Irish culture survived in some form on [[New Earth]]. | |||
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Revision as of 04:52, 18 April 2009
Ireland was an island located due east of most parts of Great Britain.
Humans sometimes mistakenly assumed Gallifrey was a place in Ireland. (DW: The Hand of Fear, Human Nature).
In 1649, The Doctor, Ace and Hex visited Ireland during Oliver Cromwell's siege of Drogheda. (BFA: The Settling)
Ireland was the home of Sean (DW: The Underwater Menace), Sean Flannigan (DW: The Wheel in Space), McDermott (DW: Terror of the Autons), Casey (DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang) and possibly Luke Rattigan (DW: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky).
Chip (DW: New Earth) and Thomas Kincade Brannigan (DW: Gridlock) both had Irish accents, but neither character likely had ever been to Ireland on Earth. Their accents suggested that Irish culture survived in some form on New Earth.
