Cousins describe living with giant gene

TWO Irish cousins with a giant gene which triggers uncontrolled body growth have opened up about living with the condition which caused their towering height.

Brendan Holland, who is six foot eight, from Tyrone and his six foot four inch cousin Niamh Feeney from Sligo are both termed pituitary giants by the medical profession.

In a new TG4 documentary, the pair discover they are the living relatives of a 18th century Tyrone man, Charles Byrne, who stood almost eight feet tall.