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Family Life
Harry Brogans father, John, was a travelling mason, famous pipe maker and piper from Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath. While working on the Orange Hall in Hollywood, Co Down, he met a woman named Margrett Hickey who he later married in 1900. Three years later in 1903, they moved into a cottage in Harold’s Cross, Dublin. This is where they raised their eight children -Tom, Jack, Harry, Annie, Molly, Lizzie, Meg and Chrissie. Sadly Anne, Lizzy, Molly and Jack all died in their teenage years and Tom, who had followed in his father's footsteps as a piper, later died when he was in his twenties. Harry then went on to marry a woman named Nell and had 5 children with her, Anne, John, Patricia, Sheamus & Fergus. Anne, Patricia and John took after their father and went into the entertainment business. Anne has appeared in many different high profile roles on Irish television in shows such as Fair City, Mattie and Fran. She also has extensive experience in the Irish theatre scene as well, appearing in stage shows such as Moll and The Tailor and Antsy. Patricia also appeared in Irish plays such as Aisling as Tir na nÓg and Emer agus an Laoch. John went on to create a great legacy in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin where he was the Stage Manager 30 years before retiring, a special testimonial performance was held to commemorate his tenure at the Olympia on the 21st September 2008. Harry's family got into some controversy as they were angered by a review of their fathers work by the Independents reviewer Emer Kelly. John Brogan described the review as ‘outrageous and totally unsubstantiated’. He stated that many other reviews of their late father had nothing but positive things to say and that the review has caused serious grief to those in his family that still worked in the theatre.