Abandoned as a baby and looking for birth mother

Abandoned in a cardboard box when she was only a few days old, Elizabeth Rylands, who is 86% Irish according to DNA testing, is desperate to meet her birth parents and discover her true identity.

Elizabeth, now aged 57, is making a public appeal to anyone who might be able to shed light on her situation.

On March 28, 1958, five-day-old Elizabeth was left on the steps of No 61 Grafton St in Manchester — an area known for having a high volume of Irish residents; the street was known as “Little Ireland”.