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Irish babies adopted in US faced ‘lottery’ of heartache

Irish babies adopted in US faced ‘lottery’ of heartache

Irish children adopted by rich American families in the 50s and 60s have spoken of their harrowing Stateside childhoods in a new BBC documentary.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

’We never saw holidays or birthdays or a decent meal’ says Bessborough survivor, Cathy Deasy

’We never saw holidays or birthdays or a decent meal’ says Bessborough survivor, Cathy Deasy

For Cathy Deasy it was a bittersweet day.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2014