hiː lˈɛft skˈuːl æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv θˈɜːtiːn ænd dʒˈɔɪnd ðə bˈɛlfæst tˈɛknɪkəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈaɪəl ʌv mˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.
He left school at the age of 13 and joined the Belfast Technical College before moving to the Isle of Man in 1946.