NORTHERN IRELAND
Irish Times
Dan Keenan
Thu, May 8, 2014
Three former residents at two Derry homes run by the Sisters of Nazareth have spoken positively at the North’s historical abuse inquiry about the care they received.
One witness told the inquiry in Banbridge yesterday he appreciated the nuns who ran the institution. The food, lodgings and the system of care were basic, but good, he said.
He said some older boys did hit younger residents, and nuns did sometimes give those who misbehaved a “warm ear”. But he said that was how things were in the 1950s.
A little Jeyes Fluid was added to baths, but in no way was it an awful experience, he said. The care was as good as possible given the fact so few nuns were caring for more than 70 boys. He denied boys who wet the bed were ritually humiliated by nuns or anyone else.
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