Joe Duffy and Freya McClement's book, Children of the Troubles, goes on to recount each death in the form of heart wrenching personal memoirs. 'I used to hold him and I would sing, "Sweet Colin mine”, says his father Jackie. They loved playing with him, and of course he loved it.’The Nicholls had adopted Colin the year before. The Nicholls went on to adopt two more boys; every time Jackie hears ‘Sweet Caroline’, he thinks of Colin. Children of the Troubles by Joe Duffy and Freya McClements is published by Hachette Ireland and is available now

Source: Irish Examiner October 14, 2019 18:56 UTC