My Childhood with Sharon Shannon: 'If I had to do it all again, I wouldn’t go to school at all'

Irish musician shares some stories from her childhood

Sharon Shannon: “I remember taking my first steps, but I can still hear their excited praise and feel how thrilled I was.” Picture: by Brendan Duffy.

Sharon Shannon is reluctant to share her earliest memory. Not because it’s so precious, but because people often doubt her ability to recall something that happened when she was so young.

“Here goes anyway,” says the musician with a laugh.