Comments on: A History of Neglect

By: fiona grumley

fiona grumley — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:09:56 +0000

Im looking to find any of the women who were in st josephs cavan town during the fifties . my mother grew up there but has died. I would like to hear their stories of the place as I never got to meet my mother as i was adopted. Any information would be very much appreciated. I realise it was not a good place to grow up.

By: Janette Roberts

Janette Roberts — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:10:10 +0000

Hi sorry the address was Monaghan, Co Monaghan.

By: Janette Roberts

Janette Roberts — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:08:17 +0000

My mother Mary Patricia McLoughlin was admitted to St Martha’s Idustrial School, Burdoran, Co, Donegal on 17/4/1930 at the age of two, she was discharged on 27/3/1944. I am trying to trace my grandmother for her, she never saw her mother again. My mother would like to know what happend to her.
She did go back to St Martha’s in 1990 but was told by the nuns that she had no right to find her and that her mother was now married with a family.

Please if anyone has any information I would be grateful.

By: Michael Howell

Michael Howell — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:56:35 +0000

My father, Christopher Howell was at Greenmount Industrial School, Green Street, Cork/Upton some time between 1933 – 1949 :

Does any one know him or have any details or know someone who may have known him. Also, he was adopted by Dan and Nellie O’Driscoll on a farm in Upton by Brother Thiobald – does anyone know these people.

By: sue

sue — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:12:03 +0000

does anybody know where Peter Tyrrell who was the author of Founded on Fear, is buried? he killed himself on hampstead common in the 60′s and I would like to visit his grave, any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated on how to find out where he is buried?

thanks

Sue

By: kathleen Barry

kathleen Barry — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:54:29 +0000

I have written a song in memory of all those children who lost their lives in industrial schools and I am in the process of completing a musical album in the hope of donating funds to people like christine Buckley for her courage and bravery in the face of all of this..I hope on some level the music helps to heal and more importantly bring the awareness to a much bigger audience

By: JennyF194

JennyF194 — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:31:26 +0000

We became strangers.

By: JennyF194

JennyF194 — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:30:17 +0000

I found my Cousin’s on friendsreunited in 2011 after many years trying to trace my roots ,I was delighted and hoped to meet them ,But they seem to hold back and seem to be embarrised that I and my Siblings were all in Industrial Schools ages from 8 Months to 7 years ,they dont contact me I have found it’s me who is doing all the contacting ,by the website NOT by phone as they haven’t given me any numbers nor where they live , That is part of the damage caused by the Government and religious orders in totally seperating families ,and Siblings when we were very young, our lives were Abused and Stolen from us ,you never get it back , NEVER.

By: Sinead O'Loughlin

Sinead O'Loughlin — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:49:56 +0000

BROKENTALKERS THE BLUE BOY

The Blue Boy is a new theatre piece that is being developed by Irish theatre company Brokentalkers

Fusing multi-media, video extracts, original music and movement, The Blue Boy tells the stories of men and women who were incarcerated as children in Catholic residential institutions.

One of our primary methods in developing this piece is to interview people who have experienced life in residential institutes in Ireland. Our aim in these interviews is to learn about the reality of day-to-day life within these institutions and to represent the stories in a truthful way.

Brokentalkers are looking to speak with individuals who have experience of residential institutions as well as groups who represent former residents.

Brokentalkers are “one of the most exciting emergent voices in Irish
theatre” (Irish Independent). They are fiercely committed to working in a collaborative way to give an honest account of contemporary Irish life and to give a voice to those that have been silenced.

For more information on The Blue Boy or if you are interested in
talking to Brokentalkers to aid their research and development of the
work please contact Sinéad on blueboyresearch@gmail.com

Your support will help to create a piece of work which will challenge, engage and inform audiences on this important subject.
info@brokentalkers.com

By: Duffy

Duffy — Tue, 03 May 2011 07:49:17 +0000

God bless all survivors of abuse in Ireland both catholic an Protestant and neither