Brolly was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The son of Clark Brolly, 1930-2014, a salesman, and Rosemary Brolly. The third of four siblings, he has two brothers: Clark and Michael 1968-2006, and one sister, Cathy. Growing up in Belfast in a mixed religion home was difficult for the young Brolly. His mother was a Catholic and father a Protestant, ...