Siobhan MacGowan: ‘It was instilled in us that we were Irish and not English’
Siobhan and her older brother Shane, frontman of the Pogues, were formed by their Irish ancestry. Their grandparents’ folk tales heavily influence her work, including her new novel The Graces
Drawn to history: Siobhan MacGowan in Dromineer, Co Tipperary. Photo by Paul McCarthy
When many children listen to their grandparents regale them with tales of the good old days, they are at best only mildly interested.
