The heartbreaking moment was captured in a photo. Photo / Twitter
The heartbreaking moment was captured in a photo. Photo / Twitter
When one proud dad's newborn son arrived during the coronavirus pandemic, he was forced to introduce him to his grandfather through a pane of glass, with the heartbreaking moment captured in a photo.
Míchéal Gallachoir, from Ireland, was forced to hold newborn Faolán while his grandfather stood outside the house,cruelly blocked from his grandson by social distancing rules.
Three generations of social distancing as my dad meets his grandson for the first time 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/uyHHgBBXxb
The image has been shared over 70,000 times since it was posted to Twitter over the weekend by Gallachoir's sister Emma.
Users flooded the post with comments, with one saying that "the love in your dad's face says it all," while another said: "Thank you for modeling what we need to do to stay safe, but it breaks my heart to see that grandad not being able to hold his grandchild."
She also revealed that the proud grandad was also doing well and looking forward to his first cuddle.
"My dad is also doing well and is completely oblivious to his new fame," she wrote.
"He wouldn't let me take a pic of him but he's smiling! My brother lives about 2 minutes away from him so he went up to say hello. He knew he couldn't come in. He is looking forward to holding the baby soon."
Thanks everyone for your lovely messages! The good news is baby Faolán is doing great and oblivious to his new fame. Also Faolán is my nephew and it is my brother Míchéal holding him. His Mammy (whose name is also Emma) took the picture. pic.twitter.com/GZskMJdwgI
