Early Life
Eddie Irvine was born in Newtownards in Northern Ireland, to Edmund Sr. and Kathleen and spent his childhood in the small village of Conlig. He completed studies in high school Regent House Grammar School, without ever excelling particularly in the results.
Irvine's first taste of motorsport came when his family spent their holidays attending the British Grand Prix. His father also raced in single-seater cars for fun. Irvine originally expressed interest in motorcycles but his father thought the danger that would arise. Irvine worked in an unpaid job in a scrapyard his father owned which would go towards his son's hobby.
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