The article reflects on a poignant photograph of three young boys â William, Peter, and Sid â taken in 1968 at Westbank, an orphanage in Greystones. Unbeknownst to Sid at the time, the boys were brothers, and he only learned this fact four years later, underscoring the deep emotional complexities faced by children in care. The photograph serves as a haunting reminder of their early lives marked by separation and the harsh realities of orphanage living.
The faded photo captures three boys unaware of their connection as brothers. Taken in a Greystones orphanage in 1968, it symbolizes their shared yet separate beginnings.
Sid discovered the truth about his brothers four years after the photo was taken, highlighting the devastating reality of growing up in an orphanage.
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