One ancestor was a leading activist in the Irish National Land League in Mayo and the Irish Republican Brotherhood ; an uncle , Sir Paget John Bourke , was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II after a career as a judge in the Colonial Service ; while another relative was a Roman Catholic nun . One ancestor was a leading activist in the Irish National Land League of Mayo and the Irish Republican Brotherhood ; an uncle , Sir Paget John Bourke , was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II after a career as a judge in the Colonial Service ; while another relative was a Roman Catholic nun .