I'm confused by the argument being put forward by David Hole in this article about UK

[Burney]

I don't seem to have any. My great grandfather claimed to be from Cork but it turns out he was simply a lying, drunken ****.

You can see how the confusion would have arisen, then.

[Peter]

You can see how the confusion would have arisen, then.

Indeed. One might easily consider it evidence in support of his claim