'He died thinking I'd abandoned him': Philomena tells Cork conference

A woman whose story of forced adoption inspired an Oscar-nominated film has spoken of how nuns at a mother-and-baby home lied to her son about her.

'He died thinking I'd abandoned him': Philomena tells Cork conference

A woman whose story of forced adoption inspired an Oscar-nominated film has spoken of how nuns at a mother-and-baby home lied to her son about her.

Philomena Lee, who inspired the film "Philomena", said her son Anthony had made repeated attempts to contact her, but that the Sacred Heart Sisters wouldn't pass on her contact details.

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