“Of course it wasn’t a normal upbringing by any means, but I never knew any different. People were very positive and friendly towards us. I can honestly say I can’t remember any incident from my childhood where someone would say ‘you’re Niall Quinn’s son – I’m not talking to you’ kind of thing. There might be a bit of banter when Sunderland lost at the weekend, but that’s it. Given the nature of Dad, that he’s quite an affable guy, very open, has time for everyone, it was very positive.”
‘We lived in one room and there was a window in the corner and our bed was just under that window. My parents and [my sister] Bridie and I slept in that bed. I remember the fireplace and the gas mantles. Because the toilet was down in the yard, we had a bucket.”
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