Real-life Mrs Brown lived next to O’Carrolls

Mrs Brown of the comedy TV series could have a basis in reality — as it turns out that creator Brendan O’Carroll’s grandfather lived next door to a woman of the same name a century ago.

Real-life Mrs Brown lived next to O’Carrolls

The coincidence has emerged from research on an expanding website, www.findmypast.ie, aimed at helping people at home and abroad find their Irish family histories.

It turns out a grandfather of Brendan O’Carroll, who celebrated winning a situation comedy prize at Britain’s National Television Awards last night, lived on the same road as a Mrs Brown.

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