Gallifrey, is that somewhere in Ireland? This question has been asked several times, and here I will try to answer it … although I could have taken the easier route and say that it is just something from wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey
So what was the question again?
Gallifrey: a real place in Ireland?
As you may know, Gallifrey is the place where Doctor Who comes from… he is one of the Time Lords of the planet Gallifrey. Observe the small “planet” of the world? Yes, Gallifrey was always supposed to be somewhere definitely not on our planet (unless our planet, in another dimension, universe, or timeline is Gallifrey).
And, to make a long story short, no, Gallifrey is not in Ireland (although that assumption has become something of a gag in the Doctor Who series). And there isn’t even a place that sounds (or is spelled) similar. Unless you discount the strange student dragging your address after being in the sauce in Galway.
However, humans sometimes assumed that Gallifrey must be a place in Ireland, as in the television episodes “The Hand of Fear” (Episode 87) and “Human Nature” (Episode 185a), as well as in the audio drama. “Fugitives.”
Oh thank you for asking… the image accompanying this article was not taken in Ireland either, it was taken in Glasgow… home not only to the Twelfth Doctor, but also preserves a considerable collection of Tardis.
Doctor Who in Ireland?
Disappointed? Well, you could be… so I’ll give you some nerdy information about the Doctor’s connections to Ireland. Of which there are a few, although many are not found in television episodes. However, they are all considered canonical by the Whovians:
The Doctor visited Ireland in his first incarnation, this was related in the book ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, but sadly he lacked details on where and when (although these are all certainly very relative and flexible anyway).
In Viking times, Sitric Silkbeard and Brian Boru disagreed, and the famous Book of Kells (now resident at Trinity College) became part of their power struggle. A brother Bernard was elected protector of the book, and the Doctor (in his eighth incarnation) warned Bernard to stay away from Clontarf in 1014. This was related in the audio drama “The Book of Kells.”
In his second incarnation, the Doctor, accompanied by Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield, visited Ireland during the 14th century, as mentioned in the book “Screamager”. This may have been related to King Richard’s visit to Ireland in 1399, which is mentioned in the audio drama “The Doctor’s Tale.”
In his seventh incarnation, the Doctor, accompanied by Ace and Hex, traveled to Ireland and witnessed the sieges of Drogheda and Wexford by Oliver Cromwell, around September 1649. Hex, who had heard of the war from his grandmother, He did not bite a word and referred to the “worst atrocities in Irish history” (these events were related in the audio drama “The Settling”).
Jamie McCrimmon, Pied Piper of the Clan McLaren, tried to use the events of the Glorious Revolution and the Willymite Wars in Ireland to justify altering the story (and thus shading a plot in “Outlander”) in a discussion with the Doctor (not very happy, and in his second incarnation) – as recounted in the audio drama “The Glorious Revolution.”
Branwell Damien Fleming was born in Ireland in 1878 and died on the island in 1935. Sinead Iona Fleming was also born in Ireland (1905), married Branwell Damien Fleming and was assassinated by him on Fleming Island (entirely fictional) in 1930. All this is narrated in the audio drama “Iterations of I”.
Molly O’Sullivan, companion of the Doctor in his eighth incarnation, was born in Ireland in 1891, this is mentioned in both the audio dramas “The Great War” and “X and the Daleks.”
The Doctor (in his fifth incarnation, accompanied by Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan Jovanka encountered Predator I and I on Fleming Island (off the coast of Ireland) in 1981, again according to the audio drama “Iterations of I” .
A mysteriously predictive Doctor Who Who moment: Not long after Miracle Day in 2011, Ireland and Greece went bankrupt. The TV episode “End of the Road” (Torchwood, Episode 39) was wrong, but the bankruptcies were 50% correct.
In the future, however, Ireland would play an important role, as Irish soldiers formed a substantial part of the United Nations Third Tactical Brigade, sent to Mars during the Thousand Day War (2086), or so it tells us. the book «Transit».
The future of Ireland was glimpsed in “The Beast Below” (Episode 204) – Northern Ireland will remain part of the United Kingdom until (at least) the 33rd century.
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