Comments on: Clergy exposed in Murphy ‘must take responsibility’

By: Hanora Brennan

Hanora Brennan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:35:59 +0000

You know, I remember collecting the names of all our true brothers and sisters in many graveyards throughout this country and sent them on to Mick Waters to post on his now redundant website – never happened! I suppose I expected too much of our exalted ‘Leader’? One would think with their vast coffers of the ‘king’s shillings’ that these ‘Groupies’ could have at least visited the graves and placed posies in spring and summer, the autumnal and festive wreath at Christmas to remind us and them that they were not forgotten. Another item to be mentioned on the 24 March 2010.

By: jack

jack — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:31:00 +0000

Barry. I read your description of the graveyard in Letterfrack. I too visited there.I was shattered at what I saw and read on the remembrance stones . I trod on ground so sodden, I felt the truth once spoken to me . The
tears shed in that hell hole have not stopped . these tears are still seeping around that lonely spot that is a last home for these poor abused children. Letterfrack graveyard. NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:06:02 +0000

Barry Clifford said:-

“There is one promise I will keep; That is Miss Collins will never be alone again or will the memory of her mother and those other 72 women.”

Barry, Miss Collins WAS alone, i.e., she was deprived of her mother, so she was alone as a child! Although I myself did not grow up in the same circumstances/environment as Miss Collins, I also was deprived of a mother, because my mother was psychologically raped by Roman Catholic dogma. So, it took me years to understand why my mother was not able to be a NORMAL mother to me. Therefore, in order for me to become a NORMAL adult, not least a mother myself, I had to do a LOT of introspective “soul searching” to understand WHY I was so deprived as a child.

Its absolutely pointless trying to win an argument with a lunatic – you are not insane yourself. Its like an adult arguing with a child, in the belief that the child is as experienced as the adult. Crazy!

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:55:55 +0000

As always, well said Hanora! this is a man who is supposed to “care” but never once answered any of my letters/emails!!!..

Anne

By: Hanora Brennan

Hanora Brennan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:58:02 +0000

Diarmuid, I put it to you, that you failed in your duty to protect children in Irish institutions in the 1960′s when you were first apprised of the sexual abuse rampant in the institutions. That you all knew the happenings and failed in your duty makes you guilty of the sin of omission! When the pomposity and arrogance surfaces, just be mindful of your own failings!

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:01:06 +0000

Barry, well done! the interview was great!..and at last the march is organised!..
We’ll see you there Barry whatever it takes!..

Keep strong..and you too Paddy!..Thank God for you two leading the way.

We finally feel like we are being listened to. I couldn’t believe it when you mentioned how the Education dep make you “beg” for Education courses!! No disrespect for the more mature student-I’m all for learning Barry but my God it only hit home when I heard your interview. We have had all our money threw at us in chicken feed!..and we should have that choice of what we need that money for! life..living!!..for what’s left for us.

Take care everyone..see you on 24/3/2010
Anne

By: Paddy

Paddy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:49:35 +0000

As someone once said “I second that motion”. Paddy.

By: FXR

FXR — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:34:36 +0000

I think it might be time to overcome the divisions and focus on the real enemy in Rome and it’s puppets in Leinster House.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:31:06 +0000

Excuse me Doctor O’Mahony the ‘protocols and guidelines’ concerning the rape and buggery of children are already, and always have been in place. There’s is no difficulty in this:

1. Call in medical help for the child.
2. Call in the Gardai.
3. Call the parent[s] of the child.

I think Doctor you [and your 'celibate' friends] should always ALWAYS read the labels on medical prescriptions and apply it in your everyday lives:

KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN

By: barry clifford

barry clifford — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:19:54 +0000

LEST WE FORGET
In all of this rising momentum lest we forget, there are also the blind, deaf and people with disabilities that came through the Industrial Schools or institutions. Also too there are the protestants and other religions. They are the children of all races and colours. There are the children who were deemed too pretty or too poor. They were the children that were deemed a burden to the family and the state. For those that were just children, not only were you seen to be a danger to the state buy you were in mortal danger as well.
In a period of just thirty four years a total of 170,000 children entered the gates of hell in a small country called Ireland with a population little more than three and a half million. These numbers do not include some of the above. Many entered these gates of hell and for others they never left at all abandoned in the only resting place afforded them, a hidden cemetery.
Since this journey began I have got to know myself more and hope to have learned the lessons from the knowing. My passion often overrides my intent and sometimes that intent gets lost in translation, and for that I am sorry.
I apologize for my harsh words and tone to Jim Beresford who feels he has yet to receive any kind of justice along with many others like Derek Leinster. My anger simply was an evidence of what I did not understand as what most anger is about anyway. Its conversion to another energy is a real asset.
Feet of clay I do have, but my heart is made of steel and full of integrity. My overall desire of our cause is to have everyone on board, survivors and supporters. To seek reflective compensation for our pain and to keep us together to the exclusion of none; For those that have stumbled to the temptation of personal gain, you have learned from this journey too. It is time to come home.

Yours very sincerely, Barry Clifford.
Email: bgclifford@iol.ie
Ph: 0877511113