IRELAND
Irish Mirror
A woman locked away in a notorious home and forced to give up her son
for adoption, broke down yesterday and said: “I’d give anything to meet him again.”
The heartbroken mum gave birth to her little boy at Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork more than 40 years ago at the age of 19.
She marched in the city with more than 100 others demanding justice for mothers and children yesterday.
Clutching a brown teddy in memory of the baby she was made to give away, the woman said: “My child was taken out of my arms. I was forced to give him up for adoption. I was told, ‘Get him dressed’.
“I’d give anything to find my son. I’ve tried. I’ve been up to Sister Sarto [in Bessborough], but I’ve just gotten nowhere.
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