Stealing, Skipping, and Suspensions
Both Liam and Paul developed a stutter as a result of their unease around their father. While Paul was given his own room, Noel and Liam were forced to share a room. By 1976, when Noel was 10 and Liam five, their parents divorced, and she took her three sons with her.
Noel, Paul, Liam, and Peggy Gallagher in the mid-1970s. Photo by Dan Callister / Liaison / Getty Images
The brothers were troubled in their youth; the two were often getting in trouble with the police. Liam stole bicycles from local shops, Noel robbed a corner store, and both would frequently skip school. Noel was expelled from school for throwing a bag of flour over a teacher. As for Liam, he was suspended for three months at the age of 16 for fighting.