Like many lullabies, the exact origins of "Rock-a-Bye Baby" aren't entirely clear. The words – originally "hush-a-bye baby," not "rock-a-bye" – first appeared in writing in Mother Goose's ...

Gorreti begins a romance with Ciaran, at her evening Irish-language class. When Ciaran is arrested by the British army, Goretti realises that she is pregnant and her world begins to crumble.

1980s Derry: Goretti Friel, one of a spirited group of teenage friends, meets Ciarán at her Irish language class, and romance blossoms. When he is arrested and imprisoned by the British army ...