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<\/p>\n\u2018I\u2019m a Celeb\u2019 and \u2018Made in Chelsea\u2019 star Sam Thompson has been reunited with family in the County Derry town of Limavady.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sam took part in ITV show DNA Journey where he traced his ancestry back to Northern Ireland and County Derry in particular.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the show Sam can be seen pulling up to Drenagh Estate in Limavady to meet his relative Conolly Patrick McCausland.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sam who admittedly knew nothing about his family lineage shows excitement when he receives a text to say he has a DNA cousin in Limavady.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pulling up to the Drenagh estate with friend and JLS star Marvin Humes, who joined him on the journey, Sam looked visibly shocked and joked that he was \u2018never leaving\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The connection between Sam and Mr McCausland traces back to Sam’s paternal line. The common ancestor being Robert McCausland who is Sam\u2019s seven times and Conolly\u2019s six times great-grandfather. Robert\u2019s great-granddaughter Harriet Lecky married Sam\u2019s four times great-grandfather Charles Thompson.<\/p>\n
During the chat with Conolly, Sam manages to uncover some exciting details about the lives of his ancestors. Conolly also shares with Sam the trials and tribulations of running a stately home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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ABOVE: Sam Thompson meets his cousin\u00a0Conolly\u00a0McCausland at\u00a0Drenagh Estate, Limavady<\/strong><\/p>\n Drenagh has been the home of the McCausland family since 1729. Today the stunning Georgian Stately Home is open for exclusive house lets, events and weddings.<\/p>\n During the trip Sam also visited Carrickfergus Castle to uncover more about Charles Thompson. The reality star\u2019s four times great-grandfather who hailed from Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh was a Commanding Officer of the Inniskilling Regiment of Foot, in the British Army. He played a defining role in the Battle of Maida between the British and French in 1806.\u00a0<\/p>\n You can now watch the full episode of DNA Journey on ITVX.<\/strong><\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m a Celeb\u2019 and \u2018Made in Chelsea\u2019 star Sam Thompson has been reunited with family in the County…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241590,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[77,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-241589","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114803913878586305","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}