The expression ‘Bob’s Your Uncle’ derives from when Arthur Balfour was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland by his uncle Lord Salisbury, the Prime Minister. This account looks at the Boyle, Ponsonby, Foster, Parnell and O’Connell families.
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