Return of hard border would put an end to dream of united Ireland

My grand-uncle drilled with the UVF in Donegal in 1912, writes Victoria White.

Or it could have been his father because they were both called Samuel Woods but his father would probably have been too old. It was a family affair in any case, because Samuel is recorded drilling with Thomas Kee, a relation by marriage.

I discovered this by accident while doing a bit of idle research into my family’s roots. I found it shocking. I hate to think of any relation of mine drilling with a paramilitary group. It doesn’t fit with what I know about that educated and generous family.