Are there any Irish kids who grow up happy, well-fed, wealthy and
without alcoholic fathers? Not if pop culture is to be believed.
The luck of the Irish simply doesn't apply to many of the troubled lads and lasses in movies, books, plays and m
usic.
On this St. Patrick's Day, let's honor a few of the Emerald Isle's wee
battered souls with this list of the Seven Unluckiest Irish Childhoods
in Recent Pop Cultural History.
7. The Twins in "The Commitments":
As Irish families go, the Rabbittes seem fairly pleasant. But the twin
girls in the family don't have it easy. I mean, aside from having multiple siblings and living by modest means, they have to
speak in unison all the time. That's a lot of pressure.
6. Bono:
At the age of 14, his mother died very suddenly of a brain aneurysm ...
at the funeral of his grandfather. Talk about fodder for a bleak Irish
drama. Young Paul Hewson's luck would eventually turn when he grew up
to front the world's greatest rock band. Other major accomplishments:
Earning a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, ticking off the FCC by dropping
an f-bomb at the Golden Globes and holding a press conference in a K-Mart.
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