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Growing up MacGowan

MacGowan, the son of Irish immigrants, was born in Pembury, Kent.

His mother was from Tipperary, while his father was from Dublin. Therese, his mother, was a singer, traditional Irish dancer, and model before she became a typist at a convent.

Attributed to a middle-class upbringing, his father Maurice worked as a “local roustabout” in the department retailer C&A’s offices.

Siobhan MacGowan, the younger sister of MacGowan, went on to work as a writer, journalist, and songwriter.

Although reared in Tipperary, Ireland, until he was six years old, he was born in England.

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