The story of Troy is now etched into the hearts of Irish people. Even the dogs on the street seemed to be smiling as they trotted past Josie Parrott’s home on Dublin’s Portland Row on the brightest of mornings after the most magical of days.
Troy Parrott’s grandmother emerged only briefly. Standing under a large poster of her grandson celebrating in an Ireland jersey, she hoarsely explained that she was “too tongue-tied” to talk anymore.
While Josie was reluctant to talk to The Irish Times, she was certainly not done talking. A parade of family and friends came and went from a house that suddenly finds itself at the centre of the Irish footballing universe.
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