I had to have some balls to be Irish Catholic in South London. Most of that time I spent fighting.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My parents were Belfast Catholics.
But let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist.
I come from a long line of staunch Irish Catholics.
When I was growing up, I went to an Irish-Christian missionary school.
I'm from an Irish Catholic family.
I had an Irish Catholic education. Horrible nuns, vindictive and cruel.
I've always been fascinated with Ireland, especially Northern Ireland, having lived in London in the '80s when there was an Irish republican bombing campaign there.
Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.
I was brought up Irish, where there was room for my own private world.
The people of Northern Ireland have sorted out my whole life.