RTÉ documentary to tell story of baby born after hospitals turned away dying unmarried mum

The tragic life of a baby girl born after her dying unmarried mother was coldly turned away from two Kerry hospitals in the advanced labour near 70 years ago has been uncovered in an RTÉ documentary.

RTÉ documentary to tell story of baby born after hospitals turned away dying unmarried mum
Sat, 18 Aug, 2018 - 03:30

By Lynne Kelleher

The tragic life of a baby girl born after her dying unmarried mother was coldly turned away from two Kerry hospitals in the advanced labour near 70 years ago has been uncovered in an RTÉ documentary.

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