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1/3. Presently there is no investigation/ground penetration radar analysis of grounds at #Bessboro planned where 859 children’s remains are lost, this letter is proof the State knew but why was this inquiry halted? Many will point to the power of the #church but it’s more than 
that. To not have knowledge of a burial spot is to deny families the opportunity to visit; to mourn; to move on with their lives. @ctcantwell mum’s testimony is harrowing; her son born healthy at 7lbs 11ozs. She recalls his perfectly formed features. She is entitled to truth 2/3
Not conjecture, nor faux outrage. How can we accept hierarchies of victim; a mother of Bessboro who lost her child suffered just as a mother on our site in Tuam. Afford due respect @rodericogorman + Cabinet. You owe them that much at the very least. 💔😢@danielmloftus
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1/ I’ve never, ever shown this photo but for the day that’s in it, the story needs to be told. Sit back and strap in. #MotherAndBabyHomes
2/ My late mum, Josie, was the last of four children born non-maritally in Wexford in 1933. Adoption didn’t exist then and her two older brothers were raised in-family, because they were boys and useful. A sister born before her died age 4 in the county home.
3/ Josie was packed off to St Dominic’s in Waterford where she spent roughly 4 years getting an “education.” She fondly remembered day trips to Tramore and only ever referred to this time as “when I was in school in Ireland.”
