Arthur Guinness, who is portrayed by Anthony Boyle in the show, is depicted as a gay manSir Arthur Guinness did not have any children with his wife but the pair were closeIt is true that Arthur and his wife had no children. The patriarch has left all his fortune to eldest son Arthur and youngest son Edward. Edward Guinness, played by Louis Partridge, is shown creating a pension scheme for his workers in the show. The harp symbol first appeared in 1862Were the Guinness family really in league with the Fenian Brotherhood? In reality, Hedges is an invention, and so is the story of an agreement between the Guinness family and the Fenian Brotherhood.