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UK radio presenter Dev Griffin digs into an Irish revolutionary past in Who Do You Think You Are?
Dev Griffin, who is very handsome and is a radio presenter, identifies primarily as a Londoner. His father, Rodney R Brown, whom he hardly knew when he was growing up, is Jamaican and his mother is Irish. Maggie Griffin was born here. Her Dublin parents emigrated to London in the 1950s and times were hard. Maggie and her siblings were given elocution lessons to get rid of their Irish accents. “Unfortunately, I never learned Gaelic,” said Maggie. Relax, girl, most of us never learned it either.
The former Strictly star learned several things about his ancestors when he took part in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?
The 38-year-old found out his Irish family was involved with the struggle for independence.
The 38-year-old found out his Irish family was involved with the struggle for independence.