Bono was born Paul David Hewson in
Ballymun, Dublin on May 10th 1960, a second son to
Bobby and Iris, and a younger brother to Norman. The
family lived at number 10 Cedarwood Road in Ballymun
which is in North Dublin. With a Protestant mother
and Catholic father, Bono grew up with a strong
religious faith but avoided becoming attached to one
particular denomination. His mother died in 1974 (within
days of the death of her own father) when Bono was
just 14 years old, an event that was to have a
strong influence on his later songwriting. Losing
his mother at such a young age was something that he
had in common with Larry, which led to a
particularly close bond between the two, especially
in the early days of the band.
