IRELAND
Irish Mirror
Jun 13, 2014 06:00 By Alana Fearon
Woman who spent 8 hellish years at Mount Carmel Industrial School demands government find out what happened to babies in hidden room
A woman who spent eight hellish years in an industrial school run by nuns, last night demanded the Government finds out what happened to the “secret” babies kept hidden away there.
Ellen Murphy came forward yesterday after we revealed that babies were kept in a private room in Mount Carmel Industrial School in Moate, Co Westmeath.
The Wexford woman, who was in the Sisters of Mercy-run school between the ages of eight and 16, says she is haunted by the memories of the tots “who never grew up”.
Opening up about the horror of her childhood, Ellen, 51, also claimed that she:
– is so traumatised by the “torture” that she tried to take her own life twice and is on sleeping tablets and spent years on anti-depressants
– was “loaned out” to families where she was sexually abused – was drugged to stop her crying when she wanted to go home
– was beaten and kicked so badly that she suffers from chronic back pain and is on pain killers for life
– has unexplained burn marks on her legs
And urging the Government to launch an inquiry into Mount Carmel’s murky past, Ellen revealed she is haunted “every day” by the faces of the babies and the not knowing what became of them.
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